Thanks for considering this. It does seem possible to me that more people should change how they interact with EA.
I feel a little surprised by you describing this as “leaving” though – I think basically everyone I know in EA has “left”, by your definition. Do you have a different experience?
E.g. I personally meet all three of your criteria: my friends are mostly non-EA’s, even though I work at an EA organization I don’t rely on it for income, and my sense of self worth is not wholly tied to impact. But I would feel pretty surprised if someone described me as having left EA?
Ha, this is interesting. There might be something around “growing up in EA” where you get to a more grounded place after going through a pretty normal “explore with tons of energy” phase.
Though relative to you I seem much more invested in EA and leaning on it to provide a lot for me. So far, so good!
Thanks for considering this. It does seem possible to me that more people should change how they interact with EA.
I feel a little surprised by you describing this as “leaving” though – I think basically everyone I know in EA has “left”, by your definition. Do you have a different experience?
E.g. I personally meet all three of your criteria: my friends are mostly non-EA’s, even though I work at an EA organization I don’t rely on it for income, and my sense of self worth is not wholly tied to impact. But I would feel pretty surprised if someone described me as having left EA?
Ha, this is interesting. There might be something around “growing up in EA” where you get to a more grounded place after going through a pretty normal “explore with tons of energy” phase.
Though relative to you I seem much more invested in EA and leaning on it to provide a lot for me. So far, so good!