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... 13mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4 4 I really hate to use (view hidden) log in to judge received 4 4 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... 13mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3 3 It's a bit of a chic (view hidden) log in to judge received 3 3