Than you Evan, kind words! To be honest, I genuinely think that the pain and lifting the curtain on human psychology were key ingredients to me approaching morality systematically.
But maybe I’m wrong in that—I was expecting to find a load of people that had been through traumatic experiences in the EA community (and maybe there are) but that doesn’t seem to be it, seems to be mainly people that think well and challenge themselves. It could be that I was going to be an EA of some ilk anyway but I doubt it—I’m not nearly as calm and logical as all the other EAs I’ve met! (Why I need to speak to you all regularly and get feedback)
Than you Evan, kind words! To be honest, I genuinely think that the pain and lifting the curtain on human psychology were key ingredients to me approaching morality systematically.
But maybe I’m wrong in that—I was expecting to find a load of people that had been through traumatic experiences in the EA community (and maybe there are) but that doesn’t seem to be it, seems to be mainly people that think well and challenge themselves. It could be that I was going to be an EA of some ilk anyway but I doubt it—I’m not nearly as calm and logical as all the other EAs I’ve met! (Why I need to speak to you all regularly and get feedback)
I’ve been through what I might call some of my own trauma. However, I’m not so willing to be public about it. So, more power to you for your courage!