I agree that would be an unhelpful takeaway from this post/these experiences
I have only been to the bay area once, and I felt a culture shock from the degree of materialism and individualism that I experienced in the community. On one occasion, I tried to call it out publicly and got rebuffed by a group.
However, I do think it’s unfair that the bay area is presented as representative of the wider EA movement, in a way that, for example, ea berlin—wouldn’t be.
I agree that would be an unhelpful takeaway from this post/these experiences
I have only been to the bay area once, and I felt a culture shock from the degree of materialism and individualism that I experienced in the community. On one occasion, I tried to call it out publicly and got rebuffed by a group.
However, I do think it’s unfair that the bay area is presented as representative of the wider EA movement, in a way that, for example, ea berlin—wouldn’t be.
I haven’t really spent time with the community there, so I’m curious about the individualist & materialist point. Could you expand on that a bit more?