Hi! I’m an undergraduate at University College Dublin studying computational social science. Contact me for any reason, but please do so through Twitter, email, or LinkedIn instead of forum DMs :)
Ines
Karma: 419
It’s an MVP—we will upgrade to a better website in due time. Hopefully the release of more products will mean there will be more options to suit a greater variety of tastes. If you have any ideas for designs or aesthetic styles that would appeal to you, I encourage you to submit them.
Unfortunately the products cannot get any cheaper than they are as we cannot operate the store without using a service like Printful, and products may in fact go up in price in the future if we change the funding model.
Possibly in the future!
Thank you so much for this feedback! Will fix.
Thanks!
Yeah, we are aware of this bug and unfortunately don’t know how to fix it yet, but hopefully we’ll solve it in the next few days
The reason we are not charging a markup is because it could lead to tax-related complications, but this may change in the future.
Hm, this may be right. We will change it if this comment gets enough upvotes. Also, if you had the same issue as Dan (shipping was too expensive), try again now!
Try again now!
Announcing the EA Merch Store!
Thanks!
Donation Matching Opportunities
[Cause Exploration Prizes] Expanding communication about AGI risks
I’ve added you to a list of relevant people :)
Ability to include a poll in when you make a question post, à la Twitter! I know this feature has been suggested before, in response to which Aaron Gertler made the Effective Altruism Polls Facebook group, but it seems to have plateaued at 578 members after 2.5 years. Response rates in the forum would probably be much higher.
The closest thing I can think of is the 80,000 Hours LinkedIn group
I think a bottleneck to this is often that having the explicit goal of trying to make the members of your EA group become friends can feel inorganic and artificial. The activities you suggest seem like a good way of doing this in a way that doesn’t feel forced, and I’ll probably be using some of these ideas for EA Ireland. Thanks for writing this wholesome post up!
AGI Safety Communications Initiative
Is there a newsletter or somewhere to subscribe for updates?
Yes, this is true and very important. We should by no means lose sight of existential risks as a discerning principle! I think the best framing to use will vary a lot case-by-case, and often the one you outline will be the better option. Thanks for the feedback!
Oh, I like this idea! And love WaitButWhy.
Will look into this