Mason  🏃‍♂️ ✂️

I'm not against redistribution, and I think it's safe to assume you, I, and Tyler would roughly agree on how to do it. I do think the "you are the global 1%" messaging implies a problem with wealth (and even relatively minor wealth!) & has screwed up a lot of EAs' thinking

FWIW, I strongly suggest all of the EA org leaders attend newcomer/first-timer get-togethers at EA events — when I did, I was thoroughly stunned (and dismayed) by the attitudes reflected there

The most concerning one was that you have a moral obligation to take a job that you absolutely loathe if it is where your greatest comparative advantage in doing good lies. It is on you to find a way to survive it. There were no dissenters at a table of 6-8. I was floored.

I can't recall how many were speaking in favor, nodding, etc., but I did push back by saying that such a strong moral obligation could lead to burnout & dramatically reduce the adoption of EA principles, but my arguments — as presented by me, anyway — didn't seem impactful