For LessWrong meetup organizers: Do you bring in new long term members who are already the stereotypical STEM/intellectual/utilitarian/etc. type? Or do you attract a significant number of people who don’t meet that description but nonetheless do become long-term members?
This has implications for community-building. It means that LW groups, instead of trying to find members from a wide base, should be trying to find the people in the population who share the LessWronger mentality.
Agreed, GiveWell has mentioned this WRT EA community building. That there seems to be a type EA appeals to and reaching people who are predisposed to be sympathetic to EA memes is a better use of time than trying to convince people who don’t much care.
For LessWrong meetup organizers: Do you bring in new long term members who are already the stereotypical STEM/intellectual/utilitarian/etc. type? Or do you attract a significant number of people who don’t meet that description but nonetheless do become long-term members?
Vast majority are CS/Math specifically IME.
This has implications for community-building. It means that LW groups, instead of trying to find members from a wide base, should be trying to find the people in the population who share the LessWronger mentality.
Agreed, GiveWell has mentioned this WRT EA community building. That there seems to be a type EA appeals to and reaching people who are predisposed to be sympathetic to EA memes is a better use of time than trying to convince people who don’t much care.
Has anyone tried doing EA outreach to Unitarians?
In short, one person tried once, and a few other people have thought about it.
Here are some notes on the issue:
http://everydayutilitarian.com/essays/conversation-with-michael-bitton-about-ea-marketing/
https://impact.hackpad.com/Projects-Update-Meeting-22-June-2014-cIPyB1TBIkJ
https://impact.hackpad.com/Projects-Update-Meeting-3-Aug-2014-H5Ha5mejJxb