A short post to put a feeling down in words...

One of the aspects of EA thinking I love the most is the way it sanctions caring, and caring broadly.

In a world faced with so many woes, caring is scary and often isolating. But EA says it's okay to care, and creates an entry point to a wonderful, wide world of other people who do, too.

People who care and make it known often become the target of pushback, especially when what they care about isn't widely, legibly socially sanctioned. In my days of street advocacy, this pushback often looked like passersby questioning why I cared about the cause I had turned up for and not [fill-in-the-blank alternative].

This was frustrating. Often, I did care about that other cause too; I was just not focusing that hour of my day on it.

EA asks a similar question, but it feels very different.

The question of focus is less:

“Why are you working on that instead of something that actually matters?”

And more:

“Your cause has value, but have you considered whether this alternative might warrant more of your attention?”

Because EA is a question. And in asking the [...]

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