(Forum) Appreciation Thread
I really appreciated previous appreciation threads, both general ones like this 2023 thread by @Michelle_Hutchinson as well as specific ones like this 2023 thread for forum moderations by @Ben_Westđ¸ .
Itâs been a while since we had one, so I felt like now might be a good time. Youâre free to consider todayâs special date, April 1st, in your appreciation, or ignore it, all appreciations are welcome as long as theyâre genuine and heartfelt (no sarcasm or cynicism please), either for this forum and its contributors, creators, moderators and funders or for anything else in EA. Go wild!
I really appreciate Aprilâs Fools Day!
Weâre so focussed on epistemic rigour and all that jeez that I sometimes forget how funny we can be, and Iâm really glad we made April Foolâs a tradition to have an outlet for that, at least once a year (wouldnât mind more often to be honest).
Speficially, I like all the posts, especially @Emma Richterđ¸ âs spicy Centre for Effective Altruism Is No Longer âEffective Altruismâ-Related, and the new forum features like new âđ-reactâ the cheerful lightbulbs that show up when pressing any button:
Can we keep that please?
Good news, this is a permanent feature, as careful followers of our donation election should already be well aware.
Thanks for making this thread!
So much to be grateful for. One thing that often brings me joy is the fantastic content that people write for the Forum, even when it benefits the community far more than it benefits them. There are definitely personal gains to be had by writing on the Forum, but a lot of great work is done from a position of altruism as well. I get a lot of job satisfaction from seeing great discussion on the Forum, whether itâs during an event or just a random week. Maybe this is a bit too genericâbut I think the quantity of great content on this Forum is kind of ridiculous when you zoom out a bit, and I wonât stop being grateful for it (and looking the gifthorse straight in the mouth by trying to get more).