This post somewhat resonates with me, as I’m also sort of an old hand, albeit I’ve always been more on the periphery of EA, and sometimes consider myself EA-adjacent rather than full on EA (even though I’ve done a bunch of EA-ish things like donate to AMF/Give Directly and attend an EA Global).
I’ve been around long enough to see a bunch of the early EAs who were part of the old Felicifia forums become more or less leaders in the movement (i.e. Peter Wildeford), as well as some sorta fade into obscurity (i.e. Brian Tomasik?). It’s interesting to see, and I’m happy for the former, and a bit sad about the latter.
Weirdly, I’ve also moved a bit further leftish on the political spectrum in recent years, and this has led me to feel conflicted about EA, as it’s very much a western liberal movement, and my sympathy for socialism seems to be an awkward fit nowadays. Though, admittedly I tend to oscillate at times, so this may be temporary.
And yeah, as I’ve mentioned before in other comments, I do feel like the movement is more geared towards the young university elite as well.
This post somewhat resonates with me, as I’m also sort of an old hand, albeit I’ve always been more on the periphery of EA, and sometimes consider myself EA-adjacent rather than full on EA (even though I’ve done a bunch of EA-ish things like donate to AMF/Give Directly and attend an EA Global).
I’ve been around long enough to see a bunch of the early EAs who were part of the old Felicifia forums become more or less leaders in the movement (i.e. Peter Wildeford), as well as some sorta fade into obscurity (i.e. Brian Tomasik?). It’s interesting to see, and I’m happy for the former, and a bit sad about the latter.
Weirdly, I’ve also moved a bit further leftish on the political spectrum in recent years, and this has led me to feel conflicted about EA, as it’s very much a western liberal movement, and my sympathy for socialism seems to be an awkward fit nowadays. Though, admittedly I tend to oscillate at times, so this may be temporary.
And yeah, as I’ve mentioned before in other comments, I do feel like the movement is more geared towards the young university elite as well.
Just some thoughts, I guess.