> We think individuals and leaders can make a difference in their own communities and organizations in this regard, and hope that our efforts encourage others to do the same. As some examples:
I particularly appreciate this, and the specific examples given. Something I struggle with is that I would like the EA community to be welcoming to new people, and for it to be easy for people who have been around it for ages to mix with people who have just starting to explore it. But I’m somewhat shy, and typically find it tiring talking to new people. Since my day job involves talking to a lot of new people (I’m an adviser at 80,000 Hours), going to meet ups for new EAs outside of work typically feels daunting rather than appealing. I worry that a lot of EAs are similar to me in being somewhat geeky and introverted, and so finding it hard and tiring to do a lot of meeting people new to EA outside work. This makes me really grateful that CEA is taking this on as a project, and thinking through systematically how to make the community more welcoming and friendly.
> We think individuals and leaders can make a difference in their own communities and organizations in this regard, and hope that our efforts encourage others to do the same. As some examples:
I particularly appreciate this, and the specific examples given. Something I struggle with is that I would like the EA community to be welcoming to new people, and for it to be easy for people who have been around it for ages to mix with people who have just starting to explore it. But I’m somewhat shy, and typically find it tiring talking to new people. Since my day job involves talking to a lot of new people (I’m an adviser at 80,000 Hours), going to meet ups for new EAs outside of work typically feels daunting rather than appealing. I worry that a lot of EAs are similar to me in being somewhat geeky and introverted, and so finding it hard and tiring to do a lot of meeting people new to EA outside work. This makes me really grateful that CEA is taking this on as a project, and thinking through systematically how to make the community more welcoming and friendly.