Hi Niklas, sorry for not responding! I somehow did not get any notification about this. Glad you found as anyway :)
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Thank you all for joining, I hope you enjoyed it as well! My delay getting home was less severe than on the way to Atopia but still a lot more than 1 minute and today there were white patches on the grass close to the S-Bahn ^^
A couple of random points connected to yesterday’s discussion. I would be glad to hear your thoughts:
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For me the best thing I learned yesterday was how beneficial it can actually be to discuss a question, based on the probability different people assign to a certain outcome. I hadn’t realised this before.
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Here is an article about probabilistic reasoning that Isa and I discussed during preparation as well, maybe you’ll find it as interesting as we did: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BWLAzZEA5K7HPr2CL/probabilities-prioritization-and-bayesian-mindset
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And, last point: I have a question. Is anyone aware of any good research on the topic of how well humans perform when making decisions on guessed probabilities in complex cenarios where the whole state space is (other than in a game scenario) not known to anyone.
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This happened ages ago, but I finally had the time to finish a post I started after discussing possible income distributions at this event. Maybe some of you remember this discussion and find this text interesting.
Good point, thanks! I removed it—maybe a bit late...
Hi all, I’ve removed the date and time, since I’ll move this event to September, I’ll post the new date ASAP!
Thanks for joining and for the good discussion! I hope everyone who did not join for the restaurant got home safely without getting soaked! The next Food for Thought will be at the 18. July (topic TBD) https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/Wcjs2D9PGAMEC3ybF/food-for-thought-14-tbd
Here we are: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PLgh2dENjosR1Ti37
Same place as last year!
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
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
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
Hi all, due to the low signups this time, we decided to cancel the event this time. We’ll take a break in May and we’ll be back in June with a regular schedule.
If you have any suggestions for topics, for future meetups, please let us know!