Independent of whether their approach is net positive or negative for factory farming, I feel like FarmKind missed an obvious slogan opportunity: "Have your steak and eat it too!"

(Half baked and maybe just straight up incorrect about people's orientations) I worry a bit about groups thinking about the post-AGI future (e.g., Forethought) will not want to push for something like super-optimized flourishing because this will seem weird and possibly uncooperative with factions that don't like the vibe of super-optimization. This might happen even if these groups thinking about the future do believe in their hearts that super-optimized flourishing is the best outcome.  It is very plausible to me that the situation is "convex" in the sense that it is better for the super-optimizers to optimize fully with their share of the universe, while the other groups do what they want with their share (with rules to prevent extreme suffering, pessimization etc). I think this approach might be better for all groups, rather than aiming for a more universal middle ground that leaves everyone disappointed. This bad middle ground might look like a universe that is both not very optimized for flourishing but is still super weird and unfamiliar.  It would be very sad if we miss out on the optimized flourishing because we were trying to not seem weird or uncooperative. 

Question: Should I serve on the board of a non-EA charity?  I have an opportunity through work to help guide a charity doing work on children's education and entertainment in the UK and US. It has an endowment in the tens of millions of pounds.  Has anyone else had experience serving on the board or guiding committee of a non-EA charity? Did you feel like you were able to have a positive influence? Do you have any advice?

For those who are interested in what the CEA Online Team[1] is up to, I've set up a new OKRs doc for 2026 and summarized our Q1 2026 plans. 1. ^ Our team runs this Forum

Are there any good online groups for software engineers interested in EA? I joined the EA software engineer discord, but it’s not really active. Looking for an active space where I could get advice.