A useful comparison point might be how many EAs are members of a local group. A priori, one might think that being a member of an in-person group is a higher bar/more demanding than being a member of an EA Forum, but historically that has not been the case.
One other thing that may be of interest is that we don’t see much of difference in the increase in EA group EA forum membership between EAS 2019 and EAS 2020. But, apparently, there’s been a lot more support for groups too, so perhaps that’s not surprising. (One other possible thing of note (not shown) is that the EA Forum also seems to be increasing its share among newer EAs, where previously it had been almost exclusively the preserve of established EAs).
A useful comparison point might be how many EAs are members of a local group. A priori, one might think that being a member of an in-person group is a higher bar/more demanding than being a member of an EA Forum, but historically that has not been the case.
One other thing that may be of interest is that we don’t see much of difference in the increase in EA group EA forum membership between EAS 2019 and EAS 2020. But, apparently, there’s been a lot more support for groups too, so perhaps that’s not surprising. (One other possible thing of note (not shown) is that the EA Forum also seems to be increasing its share among newer EAs, where previously it had been almost exclusively the preserve of established EAs).