I think I’d find this post a bit jarring if I was a Latin American person because Latin America is a big and diverse place (and I’m guessing Latin American EA-engaged students are highly diverse as well). At the risk of being finicky, I’d suggest softening the generalisations (e.g. reword “Latin American students seem...” to “Latin American students at the conference seemed...”) . All the same, I really do appreciate the intent of this post as well as the thoughtful interpretations and ideas
Thanks for the feedback, Sam! Yes, I was somewhat worried that the post might come across as judgmental. And really my intention was to shed light on some things that I wouldn’t want, let’s say 1-3 years from now to still be a widespread theme in the Latin American community. The reason for using generalisations in this case was because during those 1-on-1s some topics kept popping over and over again. So I was like “Okay....there’s something here...”.
Despite asking people to share opposite experiences, the feedback I’ve received so far (including private feedback from community builders in Latin America) has been that people agree with these points (some even strongly agree).
I think I’d find this post a bit jarring if I was a Latin American person because Latin America is a big and diverse place (and I’m guessing Latin American EA-engaged students are highly diverse as well). At the risk of being finicky, I’d suggest softening the generalisations (e.g. reword “Latin American students seem...” to “Latin American students at the conference seemed...”) . All the same, I really do appreciate the intent of this post as well as the thoughtful interpretations and ideas
Thanks for the feedback, Sam! Yes, I was somewhat worried that the post might come across as judgmental. And really my intention was to shed light on some things that I wouldn’t want, let’s say 1-3 years from now to still be a widespread theme in the Latin American community. The reason for using generalisations in this case was because during those 1-on-1s some topics kept popping over and over again. So I was like “Okay....there’s something here...”.
Despite asking people to share opposite experiences, the feedback I’ve received so far (including private feedback from community builders in Latin America) has been that people agree with these points (some even strongly agree).