Jen baik
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I recently moved from NYC to SF and Mox has been absolutely critical in creating positive-sum connections.
Ex:
- Started a group house with 3 Moxians through a discord post - increasing all of our QOL - joy & impact,
- Getting connected to Seldon Lab and offering them Generalist support in a regular capacity,
- Schelling point for EA SF - significant mental load removed for regular event planning as well as community consolidation.
We are greater than the sum of our parts through Mox.
Given finitude of existence, I think I'd rather help an old lady cross the street & make someone smile than read forum posts. If I had a lot more time in a day, then forum posts might come after reading fiction, gardening, and baking dark chocolate brownies. But before, reading Chomsky, learning Mandarin, and trying to find an answer to a non-pragmatic theoretical question like "If aliens exist, what could that mean about humanity?"
What are your thoughts on the seemingly over aching demand but lack of supply for impactful work? It seems like most legs are encouraging highly impactful careers and once people are convinced, are left with minimal opportunities. Are there thoughts on encouraging other routes like ETG or Community Building?
"but in the more visceral, emotional sense of what it feels like to step into a room where you don’t know if you belong, or if you really can contribute."
Your writing feels like poetry. For this line, I think of... wanting to push for more culture where EA events & connections are more on the friendship/sports team side <---than--> networking/work, which will subsists on its own without any help due to the nature of the org.
Manson's Law: the more a situation or action threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it