That’s much stronger than what I read it as. I think Sjir was saying something more like “if you turn up to a local EA event you should feel welcomed and like you are ‘one of the gang’ even if you only donate”.
The purpose of EAG these days seems a bit murky to me, but it seems to be to be mostly for people who are highly engaged, and I think it’s fair to say that if you just donate you are probably not highly engaged (although you might be).
Yes I was making a weaker claim, along the lines of what Michael says. I don’t have a strong view on EAG’s admission policy in particular (I think this is a tricky topic with many considerations).
I do however stand by what I say in the recommendations section: “There can be clearer places to go in the EA community for people who give effectively and significantly but aren’t currently in a position to change careers. For example, EA Global could feature more relevant content for them, or be more explicitly career-focused itself to make space for a separate conference/event for this group.”
I.e. I think EA Global could probably improve in communicating how it serves or doesn’t serve people for whom effective giving (currently) is their main pathway to impact.
That’s much stronger than what I read it as. I think Sjir was saying something more like “if you turn up to a local EA event you should feel welcomed and like you are ‘one of the gang’ even if you only donate”.
The purpose of EAG these days seems a bit murky to me, but it seems to be to be mostly for people who are highly engaged, and I think it’s fair to say that if you just donate you are probably not highly engaged (although you might be).
Yes I was making a weaker claim, along the lines of what Michael says. I don’t have a strong view on EAG’s admission policy in particular (I think this is a tricky topic with many considerations).
I do however stand by what I say in the recommendations section: “There can be clearer places to go in the EA community for people who give effectively and significantly but aren’t currently in a position to change careers. For example, EA Global could feature more relevant content for them, or be more explicitly career-focused itself to make space for a separate conference/event for this group.”
I.e. I think EA Global could probably improve in communicating how it serves or doesn’t serve people for whom effective giving (currently) is their main pathway to impact.