Mox Movie Nights watched Slumdog Millionaire today and it reminded me of the why behind the work. We’re not here to EV-max, to gain impact points, to count utils. We’re here because the world is unfair, suffering is prolific, and need to find a way through it.
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These are article views specifically (people who clicked on the guide). Here it is: Linkedin post
🥹 and +1 that is one of my favorite episodes
Learnings from a ‘viral’ Linkedin post: What AI Safety means to talent outside the ecosystem
As I’m sending this to an AIS person, wanted to recommend including Luma tags for different cause areas (EA SF kinda does this but more Adjacent vs EA SF organized) https://luma.com/calendar/cal-D5yWBPY7IroUiUX
this post struck me as heartfelt & earnest. a warm cup of vegan soup for the soul
thank you! nudge nudge- 80k nudge nudge
A Plea to the Laid-off, from an ex-Googler
This post speaks to the first principles and EA-agnostic part of me. I think anger is totally fine and don’t really agree with the emotionless aspect of EA. If the forum’s objective is a professional organization with formality, then sure. But if its more flexible in the direction of Reddit, I’m happy to read and resonate the raw and hard aspects of striving for suffering alleviation. Good for diversity of thought. (Minus uh ecoterrorism equivalent sentiment)
Have @Matt Beard and @Mjreard considered having a child and naming it Matt BrEArdon?
The EA case for an EA Group House + how to start one (its easy!)
Manson’s Law: the more a situation or action threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it
Can you make it easier to submit (volume) by making fields optional? I.e. I’d love to just submit a handful of links—AI can generate the summary etc.
I recently moved from NYC to SF and Mox has been absolutely critical in creating positive-sum connections.
Ex:
Started a group house with 3 Moxians through a discord post—increasing all of our QOL—joy & impact,
Getting connected to Seldon Lab and offering them Generalist support in a regular capacity,
Schelling point for EA SF—significant mental load removed for regular event planning as well as community consolidation.
We are greater than the sum of our parts through Mox.
EA can feel like an overbearing parent
Jenba’s Quick takes
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Hi! I’ve thought a lot about this and meant to write a piece on how EA can feel like an overbearing parent. If this is in line with what you’re looking for, let’s chat!
What are your thoughts on the seemingly over aching demand but lack of supply for impactful work? It seems like most legs are encouraging highly impactful careers and once people are convinced, are left with minimal opportunities. Are there thoughts on encouraging other routes like ETG or Community Building?
| As long as you’re taking the question of doing Big Good seriously, we want you to host discussions of everything from RCTs, to fundamental science, to YIMBY, to post-AGI politics, and more.
Especially excited about this & happy to help out if y’all need an extra pair of hands