I wanted to add some personal observations, from interacting with a bunch of people around the School in person, attending some SMA events, and following them quite closely online:
Many founders /​ early joiners of the organization are very sympathetic to EA ideas, and think hard about how to have the most impact
Those who have entered something like the ‘core’ group more recently (e.g. fellows, new employees) seem to catch on to some key ideas, but not others. Specifically, I was surprised how much they care about donating effectively, but don’t seem to have thought much about cause prioritization
And finally, ‘moral ambition’ has entered mainstream discourse, but in return has become a bit of a watered-down catchphrase. I’ve heard it used to refer to vaguely do-goody things—nothing about the ITN/​SSS framework, for example
I also think James from EA Netherlands left some useful thoughts here
Thanks for writing this!
I wanted to add some personal observations, from interacting with a bunch of people around the School in person, attending some SMA events, and following them quite closely online:
Many founders /​ early joiners of the organization are very sympathetic to EA ideas, and think hard about how to have the most impact
Those who have entered something like the ‘core’ group more recently (e.g. fellows, new employees) seem to catch on to some key ideas, but not others. Specifically, I was surprised how much they care about donating effectively, but don’t seem to have thought much about cause prioritization
And finally, ‘moral ambition’ has entered mainstream discourse, but in return has become a bit of a watered-down catchphrase. I’ve heard it used to refer to vaguely do-goody things—nothing about the ITN/​SSS framework, for example
I also think James from EA Netherlands left some useful thoughts here