Hi Louisaāwhen you have a minute, could you edit your comment to add links to the 80k articles that address these issues? Itād be an easy step towards connecting those messages with the people who could benefit from them (and who may well be inclined to read this particular Forum post and comments).
Thank you!
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AnĀnounceĀment on the FuĀture of EA NYCās Dim Sum Restaurant
CelĀeĀbratĀing Progress: ReĀcent HighĀlights from the NYC EA Community
EffecĀtive AltruĀism in New York City: Introduction
An EAās Guide to VisitĀing New York City
The ComĀmuĀnity Health CoĀorĀdiĀnaĀtor Role in EA Groups
Thank you for writing this up, Severin. I think youāre really onto something: EA communities can work as wonderful containers (borrowing your phrase!), as stable launchpads, and as supportive audiences for movement building. Trying to change the world is hard work, and having a community makes it easier.
Iām delighted to hear about your successesāyou are empowering your community members to explore their own ideas and to put them into action. Thatās next-level community building!
ApĀply Now: First-Ever EAGxNYC This August
We wouldnāt be the first uh, social movement to spread our message via BBQ seitan.
We are 94% certain that this is the greatest thing that EA NYC has ever done.
This post makes me uncomfortable. I tried to talk to @Derek Shiller about making a 1% Spending What We Can pledge, and he muttered something about living in a van down by the river. Then he wrote a check to Shrimp Welfare Project.
Are we doing this right?
>Thereās often a big difference between castles and manor houses.
This came up several times during the course of our project, invariably from folks who live outside of NYC. No one on our team could figure out what they were talking about.
To try to find out, we secured a grant[1] to commission researchers at the Global Risk Lab at NYU to create a battery of specialized psychological tests. Unfortunately, no one on our team could accurately differentiate between the concepts of ācastleā and āmanor houseā, despite Josh and Lucius showing us flashcards until they burst into tears.
Weāre unsure of the cause of this cognitive blind-spot, but we strongly suspect itās because weāre all a bunch of peasants.
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The spare change we found under Jacob Eliosoffās couch cushions.
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Weāve also ordered ten custom lazy-susan tables from Japan.
>How much did this cost?
Approximately $25million for the initial purchase, which when you consider the price of NYC real estate and the anticipated gain in NALYs (noodle-adjusted life-years) is an absolute steal.
>I understand they money didnāt come from FTX sources, but where did it come from?
Rocky found a duffle bag full of money on the J train at 3am and I reverse-catfished a Facebook romance scammer. Alex and Arthur raised the balance of the down payment by busking at the Union Square subway station (they both play the accordion).
>There isnāt any cell reception in the back corner. Do you plan on fixing this?
Iām glad you asked! Many members of the community find that avoiding cell phone use during periods of intense work helps them stay on-task. We anticipate that the back corner of our vegan dim sum restaurant will be an excellent place for sustained focus.
>please donāt remove the drop ceiling!
Iām way ahead of youāI love it so much Iāve asked my building super to install a trendy ādistressedā drop ceiling in my apartment!
AnĀnouncĀing the April 1st PurĀchase of Bodhi Kosher VegeĀtarĀian ResĀtauĀrant by EA NYC
Thank you for writing this and for posting it here. Thank you for sharing your own story and experience.
We all have a responsibility to this community, and to every community weāre part of. Iāve been thinking for a while about bystanders, and how to encourage folks to think about ācommunity healthā not as law enforcement or emergency services, but as the atmosphere that we are all engaged with (for better or for worse, whether or not we realize it). The metaphor of a collectively shouldered burden is really good.
I hope your post is widely read. Please know that I appreciate it.
Iām heartened to hear that this project is underway, and Iām looking forward to being able to use this information to make our communities (local and global) better. Thank you, Catherine, Anu, and Åukasz!
Please feel free to reach out to me if I can be helpful. I donāt have data to share at this time, but I want to support and encourage you in this work if I can.
I agree! Thank you to the Forum mods and the CEA Community Health Team for doing the hard jobs that make our community possible.
That said, Iād like to suggest that the absolute best way to thank them is to please not make their jobs any harder.
Even if youāre āone of the good guysā, think about how you can extend and expand that goodness through the community by promoting norms and values that steer us away from future problems. We all have a part to play in supporting a healthy EA community.
thank you!