in thread "How did Effective Altruism get so big?": I really hate to use this term - principally because of its association with a few ugly people whom I'm sure we're all familiar with - but the EAs represent what one might term "Elite Human Capital". Effective Altruism was very good at attracting human cap... 5d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.6 2.6 I really hate to use (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.6 2.6 It's a bit of a chicken-and-the-egg situation. The quality of ideas does matter, but the ideas can adapt and change as long as the initial nucleus of the movement holds together and remains high-quality. Historical EA for example was very good at attractin... 1d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.3 0.3 It's a bit of a chic (view hidden) log in to judge received 0.3 0.3