Like pimgd, $3900 is a lot of money for me. Even if I’d get a discount to the CFAR workshop for being an EA, I might do just as well to continue studying materials from past CFAR workshops as I come across them, rather than attending a workshop in person.
I feel like I don’t deserve a scholarship to CFAR, since I’m a fraud and a bad person (yes, I know, impostor syndrome). When people have bragged about getting scholarships to CFAR, though, I’ve felt sad, since I feel like I would have been honored, rather than proud, to accept such charity, if I were in their position. I guess that I’m not really as keen on donating to CFAR anymore for similar reasons—why donate to CFAR rather than spending money on myself, if I value (say) fitness gear that will help me live longer more than saving up for CFAR, and saving up for CFAR for myself more than helping someone whose personality rubs me the wrong way attend a workshop?
Um, thank you very much for entertaining my unkind rant. <3
Regarding donating to CFAR, I have never donated because of potential benefits for myself, but rather because I want CFAR to exist and do what they do—create new rationality strategies and spread them to the people who attend their workshops. I think the people who attend their workshops have the potential to do a lot of good in the world, and the nonprofit part of CFAR’s mission is to give discounts to people who they think will do particularly good things.
Regarding studying past materials, from my personal experience attending a workshop, it just doesn’t compare to the real thing.
Regarding whether you deserve a scholarship, that’s more up to CFAR staff to determine than you or I :-)
Like pimgd, $3900 is a lot of money for me. Even if I’d get a discount to the CFAR workshop for being an EA, I might do just as well to continue studying materials from past CFAR workshops as I come across them, rather than attending a workshop in person.
I feel like I don’t deserve a scholarship to CFAR, since I’m a fraud and a bad person (yes, I know, impostor syndrome). When people have bragged about getting scholarships to CFAR, though, I’ve felt sad, since I feel like I would have been honored, rather than proud, to accept such charity, if I were in their position. I guess that I’m not really as keen on donating to CFAR anymore for similar reasons—why donate to CFAR rather than spending money on myself, if I value (say) fitness gear that will help me live longer more than saving up for CFAR, and saving up for CFAR for myself more than helping someone whose personality rubs me the wrong way attend a workshop?
Um, thank you very much for entertaining my unkind rant. <3
Regarding donating to CFAR, I have never donated because of potential benefits for myself, but rather because I want CFAR to exist and do what they do—create new rationality strategies and spread them to the people who attend their workshops. I think the people who attend their workshops have the potential to do a lot of good in the world, and the nonprofit part of CFAR’s mission is to give discounts to people who they think will do particularly good things.
Regarding studying past materials, from my personal experience attending a workshop, it just doesn’t compare to the real thing.
Regarding whether you deserve a scholarship, that’s more up to CFAR staff to determine than you or I :-)