Yeah I completely agree the disclaimer needs to be carefully worded ha. It feels like the disclaimer should err towards being a prompt about how we could be more impactful in our local community rather than simply stating that this activity isn’t very impactful. I’m gravitating toward something like this:
This activity is definitely making our community better, because (whatever reason, trash or decaying buildings are bad). But effective altruism is all about finding the most impactful ways to make the world better. As you’re working today be thinking about other projects we could do that would have an even better effect, and we’ll discuss it today or next time.
This feedback is very helpful! It’s definitely become clear I’ve forgotten my opinion that “true democracy is an unambiguous good” isn’t widely shared, and I need to better elucidate why I believe that’s true. Similarly for concrete walkthroughs of how this would work.
Expect to hear from me when I have responses I’m happy with :)