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I was born at the end of the cold war, unaware of the danger we were emerging from. Duck and cover drills (as if those could protect schoolchildren from a nuclear blast) were a curiosity of the past.
The farmer-poet Wendell Berry, who wrote about the dread of nuclear war, died recently. From his 1968 “The peace of wild things”:
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least...
I wrote up a quick FAQ on what the application process is like for Tyler Cowen's Emergent Ventures program. Generally I think more EAs should apply to EV, it's low-cost and a good way to get some money to get a project off the ground, and also a good signal of ability for young EAs.
https://www.samstack.io/p/emergent-ventures-faq
If you happened to have read this piece, do you think it's substantive/useful enough for me to post on EA Forum proper (with a few edits) or is it more suitable as a shortform?
I read it, and I think it's worth it to post on the EA forum. FWIW, it convinced me to apply.
(also, I'm a big fan of your blog! highlight of the day is when i get the notification from substack that says you posted!)
Thanks so much, awesome that you decided to apply and I’m so happy you enjoy the blog!