Forms of slacktivism that I personally do all the time, which seem high-impact relative to the level of effort/willpower invested:
Commenting on this very forum! Participating in online communities (especially as a commenter, rather than a top-level poster) is pretty low-effort and often feels like fun rather than like work, but it helps build the overall sophistication of EA ideas. Here is Wei Dai’s highly acclaimed LessWrong post on “forum participation as a research strategy”.
Mentioning EA topics in conversation when relevant, as a way of introducing new people to the subject and hopefully normalize some of EA’s focus areas and thinking styles.
Encouraging people’s efforts (“I’m really glad you made this” / “this is cool” / etc) and linking people to other relevant resources and communities (“Hey, you should share your idea with group X” / “Here are some links I’ve seen to other people’s work on your similar topic”).
Forms of slacktivism that I personally do all the time, which seem high-impact relative to the level of effort/willpower invested:
Commenting on this very forum! Participating in online communities (especially as a commenter, rather than a top-level poster) is pretty low-effort and often feels like fun rather than like work, but it helps build the overall sophistication of EA ideas. Here is Wei Dai’s highly acclaimed LessWrong post on “forum participation as a research strategy”.
Mentioning EA topics in conversation when relevant, as a way of introducing new people to the subject and hopefully normalize some of EA’s focus areas and thinking styles.
Encouraging people’s efforts (“I’m really glad you made this” / “this is cool” / etc) and linking people to other relevant resources and communities (“Hey, you should share your idea with group X” / “Here are some links I’ve seen to other people’s work on your similar topic”).