for me, I sometimes get disillusioned when reading the Forum, but in-person meetings or video calls make me feel SO MUCH better about our community
I can definitely relate to these feelings. Sometimes, I find the dichotomy between my face-to-face interactions and what I read here on the forum to be incredibly stark (and not in a good way). This is probably just due to the online disinhibition effect and thus I can’t say for sure whether or not the difference in magnitude between online/in-person experiences is unique to EA community.
I can definitely relate to these feelings. Sometimes, I find the dichotomy between my face-to-face interactions and what I read here on the forum to be incredibly stark (and not in a good way). This is probably just due to the online disinhibition effect and thus I can’t say for sure whether or not the difference in magnitude between online/in-person experiences is unique to EA community.
Some related posts:
It’s okay to leave EA
Leaning into EA Disillusionment