EA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular) “Updates on Community Health Survey Results” by David_Moss, Jamie Elsey, Willem Sleegers
Mar 25, 2024
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- Reported satisfaction, from 1 (Very dissatisfied) to 10 (Very satisfied), in December 2023/January 2024 was lower than when we last measured it shortly after the FTX crisis at the end of 2022 (6.77 vs. 6.99, respectively).
- However, December 2023/January 2024 satisfaction ratings were higher than what people recalled their satisfaction being “shortly after the FTX collapse” (and their recalled level of satisfaction was lower than what we measured their satisfaction as being at the end of 2022).
- We think it's plausible that satisfaction reached a nadir at some point later than December 2022, but may have improved since that point, while still being lower than pre-FTX.
- A number of factors were cited a similar number of times by respondents as Very important reasons for dissatisfaction, among those who provided a reason: Cause prioritization (22%), Leadership (20%), Justice, Equity, Inclusion and [...]
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Outline:
(04:15) Community satisfaction over time
(08:12) Reasons for dissatisfaction with the EA community
(13:07) Changes in EA engagement
(14:00) Changes in EA-related behaviors
(15:57) Perception of issues in the EA community
(16:14) Leadership vacuum
(16:46) Desire for more community change following FTX
(17:13) Trust in EA-related organizations
(18:53) Appendix
(18:56) Effect sizes for satisfaction over time
(20:12) Email vs non-email referrers
(21:30) Acknowledgments
The original text contained 7 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
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First published:
March 20th, 2024
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.