in thread "How did Effective Altruism get so big?": I've been in the EA scene from the beginning on the xrisk side, and I think you're mostly right. The subjective experience of 'impact' is having a bunch of smart comrades selflessly pouring their effort and resources into outcomes they think are important ... 12mo ago (collapse hidden) retry 10 10 I've been in the EA (view hidden) retry 10 10