Solal 🔸

• Solal 🔸 1 Jul 2025 13:54 UTC

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  on: Com­mu­nity build­ing: Is op­ti­miz­ing for “effec­tive­ness” the most effec­tive ap­proach?

  A few minutes after hitting publish, I stumbled on that post from 2022, which tackles approximately the same issues, line of thoughts, and arguments.
  https://​​forum.effectivealtruism.org/​​posts/​​udsATFrQtc34iKs2c/​​doing-more-good-vs-doing-the-most-good-possible
  Let’s say that mine is simply a re-release!

Com­mu­nity build­ing: Is op­ti­miz­ing for “effec­tive­ness” the most effec­tive ap­proach?

• Solal 🔸 12 Dec 2024 16:10 UTC

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  in reply to: Noah Varley🔸’s comment on: Is the EA com­mu­nity re­ally ad­vo­cat­ing prin­ci­ples over con­clu­sions ?

  Thanks for those insights ! I had not really thought about “why” the situation might be as it is, focused on the question on “what” it entails. I’m really glad I posted, I feel like I feel like my understanding of the topic has progressed as much in 24 hours as it had since the beginning.

• Solal 🔸 12 Dec 2024 16:04 UTC

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  in reply to: huw’s comment on: Is the EA com­mu­nity re­ally ad­vo­cat­ing prin­ci­ples over con­clu­sions ?

  Thanks for the link ! The person who posted may not have been a newcomer to EA, but it is a perfect example of the kind of threads that I was thinking may repel newbies, or slightly discourage them to even ask.
  I really agree with what you say, there really is something to dig into there.

• Solal 🔸 12 Dec 2024 15:36 UTC

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  in reply to: Ozzie Gooen’s comment on: Is the EA com­mu­nity re­ally ad­vo­cat­ing prin­ci­ples over con­clu­sions ?

  Thanks for the answer, and for splitting the issue into several parts, it really makes some things clearer in my mind!
  I’ll keep thinking about it (and take a look at your posts, you seem to have spent quite some time thinking about meta EA, I realize there might be a lot of past discussions to catch up on before I start looking for a solution by myself!)

[Question] Is the EA com­mu­nity re­ally ad­vo­cat­ing prin­ci­ples over con­clu­sions ?