Thank you all for joining and for the good discussions! After a lot of theoretical topics, the next food for thought will be about a very practical thing: “How to give effectively” hope to see you there. The event is here, we’ll add more details soon: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/ZyzhF9HdDq3iGCtQT/food-for-thought-11-how-to-give-effectively
David N
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The next food for thought will happen at the 22nd February. The topic will be the procreation asymmetry. For more information and RSVP: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/KijHWNKrkwPNDSg6N/food-for-thought-9-the-asymmetry
Thank you for this great series of posts, I learned a lot reading them and will dig deeper into some of the references provided! Now, I agree with you that this is probably a very important and neglected topic.
While reading this I had a thought on maximizing utility in this situation. Wouldn’t it make sense to prioritize low energy societies now when it comes to building new renewable energy sources? I guess in those societies we still have a chance to substitute all energy that is currently consumed with renewable sources. This would mean those societies wouldn’t get into much (further) trouble and could have a rather smooth transition into the post fossil fuel area. Whereas spending most of the resources available for this topic in countries with a high energy consumption seems like an odd choice because here only a small fraction of the necessary energy can be substituted and this probably won’t help for a smooth transition.
The next food for thought will happen on the 7th December. This time we will discuss how a EA utopia would look like. More information and RSVP here: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/XQLsqnz234GAaNZHP/food-for-thought-8-utopia
The next Food for Thought will be at the 2nd November and we will talk about Clulessness. Would be great to see you again! https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/iXumEP6nbWthEsQWD/food-for-thought-do-we-have-a-clue
This is our location. There is a black bike liyng close to our blankets https://maps.app.goo.gl/DSik3sbHFa9TXz4WA
You can find the next “Food for Thought” Event here: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/R4F3M7WG3PvzZ2qis/food-for-thought-special-the-trolley-problem
Thank you all for joining! It would be great to see you all next time, where we’ll do a special edition about the trolley problem: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/R4F3M7WG3PvzZ2qis/food-for-thought-special-the-trolley-problem
As mentioned in the intro already, we are currently looking for good locations for the autumn/wintertime. Ideally something reasonably cosy where we could still bring our own food (the latter is not a must I guess). If you have any idea or hint, please let us know :)
We will post the exact location once we are there. Luckily the weather is nice today after yesterday’s rain. Just remember, to bring an extra layer, to stay warm. I am looking forward to the discussion, see you there :)
Thanks for joining us today, I hope your evening was as good as mine :) The next Food for Thought event is at the 30st August, hope to see you there. We are still finalizing the question and the reading material, but here is the event, so that you can put it in your calendar already: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/BohQY3CBwnuHe8gGH/food-for-thought-6-maximisation-is-perilous
This is my location. To find me: I currently have a green and a black picnic blanket and a black bike next to me :) https://maps.app.goo.gl/d2LB1pPugtWLPz7S8
The weather for tonight looks good, we might even get some sunshine. I will scout for a good location around 18:30 and will post the exact location here. Feel free to join me as soon as I’ve found a place, we’ll start the discussion shortly after 19:00. Since the temperatures have dropped a bit, I recommend to bring one extra layer to stay warm during the discussion :) I look forward to the discussion, see you later!
For those who can’t find the time to read the suggested material, there is also a 15 min video that summaries the content quite well: https://youtu.be/BIVsluD8zyM I look forward to the discussion!
No worries about that, you are very welcome to join at 7:30 or later. See you shortly!
Due to the weather forecast, we decided to change the location. We’ll be meeting at Swing Kitchen close to S-Bahn Friedrichstraße. It’s only a 10 minutes walk from the original location. They have vegan comfort food, but it will also be ok if some in the group only have something to drink. Apologies for the short notice but we were waiting for a change in the forecast ;) See you later!
That’s good to hear! Thanks for the feedback :)
The “Food for Thought” event for July can be found here: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/4afubrgEp9m9iuKMH/food-for-thought-5-the-vulnerable-world-hypothesis
Here are the details for the next meetup of the series:
We have renamed the event and had to change the date of the next meetup. We’d love to see you at the next event :)
This is where we are: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dmK9ZxRiH4c6Xqts6 Directly opposite of the Kar Liebknecht Memorial.
Thank y’all for joining tonight! The next Food for Thought will be on the 30st of May where we’ll discuss wild animal suffering. If weather permits we’ll finally be outdoors again in the park! https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/L86jYHpcLADcxFHbL/food-for-thought-12-wild-animal-suffering