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Subtitle: On vegan advocacy, effective altruism, and FIFA
I turn 40 today. Here are some hot takes.
On factory farming
1. Our biggest challenge is salience. If factory farming led the evening news, it wouldn’t last lo...
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GiveWell has published its...
EA is (again) having a moment:
The usual suspects are in the trenches fighting the good fight, but this is a great time for EAs to take some comms action. An example I particularly loved was @Andres Jimenez Zorrilla 🔸 's post on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andres-jimenez-zorrilla_im-a-longtime-effective-altruist-and-the-share-7512717228480413696-7Y_k/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAINuQ8BRM6_FTbj8vR-viYZrP0S2TPoUEg
This is the sort of collective action problem that EAs think is some other EA's responsibility and comms isn't our traditional strong suit, but I'd love to see more EAs in the arena here, posting about their experiences, posting their arguments, or talking to friends and family about why these ideas matter.
Yeah, let's hope this moment goes better than the last one. Personally, I think it's exciting and that we need to be preparing for what's likely to come. I've seen lots of EAs saying the Economist's article is unfair/a hit job, but it was pretty flattering and positive, so if you think that's a hit job...
I agree people should be out there telling their story, if they can, not adopting a bunker mentality. I am/will be going various bits.