You might be interested in the recent Someone should write a detailed history of effective altruism post?
One of the nice things about EA is that so much of its early history was on the public internet that getting primary sources is quite practical, but I agree it’s hard to piece together. I’d be happy to talk!
Some EA history bits I’ve written up: When Did EA Start, GWWC Pledge History, My EA Timeline.
The book Strangers Drowning has two chapters on early EA (“At Once Rational and Ardent” and “From the Point of View of the Universe”).
Current theme: default
Less Wrong (text)
Less Wrong (link)
Arrow keys: Next/previous image
Escape or click: Hide zoomed image
Space bar: Reset image size & position
Scroll to zoom in/out
(When zoomed in, drag to pan; double-click to close)
Keys shown in yellow (e.g., ]) are accesskeys, and require a browser-specific modifier key (or keys).
]
Keys shown in grey (e.g., ?) do not require any modifier keys.
?
Esc
h
f
a
m
v
c
r
q
t
u
o
,
.
/
s
n
e
;
Enter
[
\
k
i
l
=
-
0
′
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
→
↓
←
↑
Space
x
z
`
g
You might be interested in the recent Someone should write a detailed history of effective altruism post?
One of the nice things about EA is that so much of its early history was on the public internet that getting primary sources is quite practical, but I agree it’s hard to piece together. I’d be happy to talk!
Some EA history bits I’ve written up: When Did EA Start, GWWC Pledge History, My EA Timeline.
The book Strangers Drowning has two chapters on early EA (“At Once Rational and Ardent” and “From the Point of View of the Universe”).