Appreciate you sharing why you have a negative impression of the Effective Altruism movement and aren’t interested in joining an EA org; you might be getting downvoted under the “clear, on-topic, and kind” comment guideline, but I’m not sure. In my own experience, there sure are lots of frustrating Silicon Valley memes that are overly dismissive of social factors (or of sexism and racism) out in the world, but they aren’t dominant among people actually doing direct EA-affiliated work. As a few recent examples that demonstrate a sensitivity to the importance of social factors, I enjoyed this 80,000 Hours Podcast with Leah Garcés on strategic and empathetic communication for animal advocacy and this post on surprising things learned from a year of working on policy to eliminate lead exposure in Malawi, Bostwana, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
Appreciate you sharing why you have a negative impression of the Effective Altruism movement and aren’t interested in joining an EA org; you might be getting downvoted under the “clear, on-topic, and kind” comment guideline, but I’m not sure. In my own experience, there sure are lots of frustrating Silicon Valley memes that are overly dismissive of social factors (or of sexism and racism) out in the world, but they aren’t dominant among people actually doing direct EA-affiliated work. As a few recent examples that demonstrate a sensitivity to the importance of social factors, I enjoyed this 80,000 Hours Podcast with Leah Garcés on strategic and empathetic communication for animal advocacy and this post on surprising things learned from a year of working on policy to eliminate lead exposure in Malawi, Bostwana, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.