-Consider getting people to think about improving the effectiveness of a cause they already care about first, rather than leading with cause prioritization.
-I see the point about the effectiveness of targeting secular people, but I worry about EA being excluded from mainstream thought in the long run due to this kind of strategy. Just something to think about more carefully.
-Perhaps there needs to be more discussion of effective advocacy as an individual. What is importance of charisma and other "soft" attributes that are difficult to quantify? How can we best invest in our own advocacy abilities? Do we need to spend more time developing interests and social skills that allow us to persuade people outside of rationalist-type circles?
-On a related note...unless you know your audience really well...for Christ's sake, don't lead with killer robots
A few ideas-
-Consider getting people to think about improving the effectiveness of a cause they already care about first, rather than leading with cause prioritization.
-I see the point about the effectiveness of targeting secular people, but I worry about EA being excluded from mainstream thought in the long run due to this kind of strategy. Just something to think about more carefully.
-Perhaps there needs to be more discussion of effective advocacy as an individual. What is importance of charisma and other "soft" attributes that are difficult to quantify? How can we best invest in our own advocacy abilities? Do we need to spend more time developing interests and social skills that allow us to persuade people outside of rationalist-type circles?
-On a related note...unless you know your audience really well...for Christ's sake, don't lead with killer robots