I thought I undertsood 30-80% core ideas of most EA cause areas(including animal welfare, global development, x-risks, community building, forecasting,...even s-risks) and crticisms about them, and the career choice/ cause priortization estimates on each areas. But we need to be humble, because the deeper you think in EA, the more aspects you found unconsidered. There seems no stopping on thinking about EA. So, how much time did it take you to undertsand real EA, or you think you actually have never really understand EA?