2) Somewhat relatedly, there seems to be a lot of angst within EA related to intelligence / power / funding / jobs / respect / social status / etc., and I am curious if you have any interesting thoughts about that.
I feel really sad about it. I think EA should probably have a communication strategy where we say relatively simple messages like “we think talented college graduates should do X and Y”, but this causes collateral damage where people who don’t succeed at doing X and Y feel bad about themselves. I don’t know what to do about this, except to say that I have the utmost respect in my heart for people who really want to do the right thing and are trying their best.
I don’t think I have very coherent or reasoned thoughts on how we should handle this, and I try to defer to people who I trust whose judgement on these topics I think is better.
2) Somewhat relatedly, there seems to be a lot of angst within EA related to intelligence / power / funding / jobs / respect / social status / etc., and I am curious if you have any interesting thoughts about that.
I feel really sad about it. I think EA should probably have a communication strategy where we say relatively simple messages like “we think talented college graduates should do X and Y”, but this causes collateral damage where people who don’t succeed at doing X and Y feel bad about themselves. I don’t know what to do about this, except to say that I have the utmost respect in my heart for people who really want to do the right thing and are trying their best.
I don’t think I have very coherent or reasoned thoughts on how we should handle this, and I try to defer to people who I trust whose judgement on these topics I think is better.
If you feel comfortable sharing: who are the people whose judgment on this topic you think is better?