I wonder if, on forms requiring someone to fill out, “How are you engaged with EA?”
With answers like:
“Accepted a job/changed career path due to EA”, “Changed college studies...”, “Committed to donating x% income/year”, “Have gone to an EAG”, “Engage with EA Forum/rationalist blogs”, etc.
Would it make sense to include “Changed diet due to EA considerations”? (or perhaps ‘my diet is in line with EA considerations for animal welfare’? Though I doubt EA really prescribes a certain diet… so perhaps here is a clue as to why it’s not included.)
I just recall filling out a form with some org that had these options and not the last one, and I was surprised that animal welfare was not represented/something that I try to do and attribute to EA was not represented. Especially since I think, as a behavior, it could also be a decent proxy for someone’s engagement (perhaps investment/sacrifice?) with EA.
So, I suppose not much of a call to action considering I cannot even name where I encountered this, more a comment on the breeze about how animal welfare feels waylaid to me. But if someone also has further insight into my predicament I’d appreciate the help.
Interesting point! Now that you mention it, I don’t recall seeing that listed in some of the forms I’ve filled out, but it is definitely true that I have changed my diet due to my engagement with EA.
I wonder if, on forms requiring someone to fill out, “How are you engaged with EA?”
With answers like:
“Accepted a job/changed career path due to EA”, “Changed college studies...”, “Committed to donating x% income/year”, “Have gone to an EAG”, “Engage with EA Forum/rationalist blogs”, etc.
Would it make sense to include “Changed diet due to EA considerations”? (or perhaps ‘my diet is in line with EA considerations for animal welfare’? Though I doubt EA really prescribes a certain diet… so perhaps here is a clue as to why it’s not included.)
I just recall filling out a form with some org that had these options and not the last one, and I was surprised that animal welfare was not represented/something that I try to do and attribute to EA was not represented. Especially since I think, as a behavior, it could also be a decent proxy for someone’s engagement (perhaps investment/sacrifice?) with EA.
So, I suppose not much of a call to action considering I cannot even name where I encountered this, more a comment on the breeze about how animal welfare feels waylaid to me. But if someone also has further insight into my predicament I’d appreciate the help.
Interesting point! Now that you mention it, I don’t recall seeing that listed in some of the forms I’ve filled out, but it is definitely true that I have changed my diet due to my engagement with EA.