We absolutely think (and stated this clearly) that this outlook shouldn’t replace the discussion and reflection on the current situation. What I’ve noticed when discussing with EAs during the past few days, is that many feel like this is a disaster we wouldn’t recover from. I do think it’s important to emphasize that we’re not back to ground zero.
I don’t mean to claim that you think it should replace discussion. I think just reading your text I felt that you bracketed off the discussion/reflection quite quickly and moved on to what things will be like after which feels very quick to me. I think the discussions in the next few months will (I hope) change so many aspects of EA that I don’t feel like we can make any meaningful statements about the shape of what comes next.
I see from your comment here that you also want to be motivational in the face of people being disheartened by the movement. I can see that now and think that that aspect is great.
We absolutely think (and stated this clearly) that this outlook shouldn’t replace the discussion and reflection on the current situation.
What I’ve noticed when discussing with EAs during the past few days, is that many feel like this is a disaster we wouldn’t recover from. I do think it’s important to emphasize that we’re not back to ground zero.
I don’t mean to claim that you think it should replace discussion. I think just reading your text I felt that you bracketed off the discussion/reflection quite quickly and moved on to what things will be like after which feels very quick to me. I think the discussions in the next few months will (I hope) change so many aspects of EA that I don’t feel like we can make any meaningful statements about the shape of what comes next.
I see from your comment here that you also want to be motivational in the face of people being disheartened by the movement. I can see that now and think that that aspect is great.