Im an EA. I’ve donated over 50% of my income for over 3 years, and I’ve been active volunteering (informally and formally) for over 8 years. I rarely felt comfortable at an EA event or meetup.
Ive met a handful of people who donate 10%, and a handful of people who do some volunteer work. I’ve also met a bunch of people I suspect of being more interested in philosophy and socializing than altruism. EA community building is a huge disappointment.
There is huge potential in EAs working together—the sum of the wholes are greater than the sum of the parts. But after 3 years of trying, I’m about ready to give up.
What would an ideal EA event look like to you? Would you like to see more discussion on earning to give and where to donate? Do you feel like earning to give is underappreciated in the EA community?
Just my opinion. I’d like to see more EA’s working together. For example, at a couple events there were discussion of helping people pursue higher paying jobs in software development. I met another EA who invests money for EAs at a rate significantly higher than the market without taking fees.
The 2015 EA Survey asked questions about welcoming, which may be more representative (though still biased and not truly representative).
We could add NPS to the 2016 Survey.
Im an EA. I’ve donated over 50% of my income for over 3 years, and I’ve been active volunteering (informally and formally) for over 8 years. I rarely felt comfortable at an EA event or meetup.
Ive met a handful of people who donate 10%, and a handful of people who do some volunteer work. I’ve also met a bunch of people I suspect of being more interested in philosophy and socializing than altruism. EA community building is a huge disappointment.
There is huge potential in EAs working together—the sum of the wholes are greater than the sum of the parts. But after 3 years of trying, I’m about ready to give up.
What would an ideal EA event look like to you? Would you like to see more discussion on earning to give and where to donate? Do you feel like earning to give is underappreciated in the EA community?
Just my opinion. I’d like to see more EA’s working together. For example, at a couple events there were discussion of helping people pursue higher paying jobs in software development. I met another EA who invests money for EAs at a rate significantly higher than the market without taking fees.