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My Model Of EA Burnout — LessWrong

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(Probably somebody else has said most of this. But I personally haven't read it, and felt like writing it down myself, so here we go.) I think that EA [editor note: "Effective Altruism"] burnout usually results from prolonged dedication to satisfying the values you think you should have, while neglecting the values you actually have. Setting aside for the moment what “values” are and what it means to “actually” have one, suppose that I actually value these things (among others): True Values One day I learn about “global catastrophic risk”: Perhaps we’ll all die in a nuclear war, or an AI apocalypse, or a bioengineered global pandemic, and perhaps one of these things will happen quite soon. I recognize that GCR is a direct threat to The Wellbeing Of Others and to Personal Longevity, and as I do, I get scared. I get scared in a way I have never been scared before, because I’ve never before taken seriously the possibility that everyone might die, leaving nobody to continue the species or

x My Model Of EA Burnout — LessWrong Effective altruism Human Values Motivations Psychology Psychology of Altruism Slack Internal Alignment (Human) Practical World Optimization Curated 282 My Model Of EA Burnout by LoganStrohl 25th Jan 2023 6 min read 50 282 (Probably somebody else has said most of this. But I personally haven't read it, and felt like writing it down myself, so here we go.) I think that EA [editor note: "Effective Altruism"] burnout usually results from prolonged dedication to satisfying the values you think you should have, while neglecting the values you actually have. Setti

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