It’s worth mentioning that during that session, we realized that some people want to keep their identity small as a general rule. For this reason, someone specifically asked the following question (paraphrased): “Who 1) has some labels (‘-isms’) they identify with (e.g. atheist, feminist, utilitarian) and 2) does NOT identify as ‘effective altruist’?” And in response to that particular question, around half of people raised their hands. (I didn’t count them – might also have been just 30% or so, but definitely a significant percentage. You might think “okay, probably those were the participants who were mainly into AI safety or rationality rather than EA” but that wasn’t the case.)
It’s worth mentioning that during that session, we realized that some people want to keep their identity small as a general rule. For this reason, someone specifically asked the following question (paraphrased): “Who 1) has some labels (‘-isms’) they identify with (e.g. atheist, feminist, utilitarian) and 2) does NOT identify as ‘effective altruist’?” And in response to that particular question, around half of people raised their hands. (I didn’t count them – might also have been just 30% or so, but definitely a significant percentage. You might think “okay, probably those were the participants who were mainly into AI safety or rationality rather than EA” but that wasn’t the case.)