I can more easily imagine worlds where some MIRI staff lived and worked in NYC itself, though I think MIRI’s first-pass goal would be to have as many staff as possible working in the Peekskill area.
You may be underestimating the mental health benefits of being immersed in a larger community. If you apply the “Comfort In. Dump Out” model of emotional support to the stress of MIRI, having strong relationships with people with less stressful lives is really important. If MIRIans are living in a little bubble with no one to dump on but each other, stress just builds.
If you apply the “Comfort In. Dump Out” model of emotional support to the stress of MIRI, having strong relationships with people with less stressful lives is really important.
Eh? What is stressful about MIRI?
I haven’t worked there personally, but I’ve been doing (I think) similar work for over a year now, and it’s far and away the most fun and lowest-stress job I’ve ever had.
You may be underestimating the mental health benefits of being immersed in a larger community. If you apply the “Comfort In. Dump Out” model of emotional support to the stress of MIRI, having strong relationships with people with less stressful lives is really important. If MIRIans are living in a little bubble with no one to dump on but each other, stress just builds.
Eh? What is stressful about MIRI?
I haven’t worked there personally, but I’ve been doing (I think) similar work for over a year now, and it’s far and away the most fun and lowest-stress job I’ve ever had.