While the post and this comment are now both ancient, I feel compelled to at least leave a short note here after reading them.
My background is in many ways similar to Sarah’s and I’ve came into the contact with the EA community about half a year ago. Unfortunately, 2.5 years later, most of the points raised here resonate heavily with my experiences. Especially the hive mentality, heavy focus on students (with little efforts towards professionals) and overemphasis on AI safety (or more generally—highly-specialized cause areas overshadowing the overall philosophy).
I don’t know what the solutions are but the problem seems to be still present.
While the post and this comment are now both ancient, I feel compelled to at least leave a short note here after reading them.
My background is in many ways similar to Sarah’s and I’ve came into the contact with the EA community about half a year ago. Unfortunately, 2.5 years later, most of the points raised here resonate heavily with my experiences. Especially the hive mentality, heavy focus on students (with little efforts towards professionals) and overemphasis on AI safety (or more generally—highly-specialized cause areas overshadowing the overall philosophy).
I don’t know what the solutions are but the problem seems to be still present.