The rank-and-file and high-status alike talk (online and offline) about having fun.
Currently, the background image for the Berlin EA group is an image of the Effective Altruism Unconference 2021.
I was surprised that their 2022 unconference was not listed as an event on their page. When I asked the explanation I got was that past unconferences gave German EA’s a reputation of being too hedonistic and that’s why it makes sense to not list the event publically on the EA forum.
A community where there’s a sense that a subgroup feels like being perceived as hedonistic is a problem for them seems to me not one that really cares about fun.
Currently, the background image for the Berlin EA group is an image of the Effective Altruism Unconference 2021.
I was surprised that their 2022 unconference was not listed as an event on their page. When I asked the explanation I got was that past unconferences gave German EA’s a reputation of being too hedonistic and that’s why it makes sense to not list the event publically on the EA forum.
A community where there’s a sense that a subgroup feels like being perceived as hedonistic is a problem for them seems to me not one that really cares about fun.