Having defined budgets has been very helpful for me! Otherwise, I fall prey to the perils of maximization.

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IFF cultured meat is a technological inevitability. I don't think this is necessarily true, we could also improve the efficiency of factory farming and create a very bad future for animals.

I think one thing lacking in the EtG community is actually feeling like you're a part of the EA space. Since my day to day interaction is outside of the EA space, it can feel very difficult to remain value-aligned and socially close to people who share the same value system unless I put in a very concerted effort. 

Based on my anecdotal experience, it could be very high value to have some sort of social community developed around this!

What are your takeaways for backfire effects from interventions to reduce aquaculture?

Wonderful! I think I may have came off as anti-ballot measure in my comment but I actually canvassed for DD, 308, & 309. Thanks for sharing and thinking critically about future ballot initiatives. I'm excited to see what we come up with. :)

EATS act would just allow lower-welfare imports AFAIK. I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of how much this would actually impact welfare (i.e. in a massive state like California, is there enough price incentive to set up factory farms on the border post-EATS?)

In the US context, I am curious how tractable mail-in ballot reform is. This was passed in Arizona in 1991 and Colorado in 2013, although I'm unsure what the progress looks like at a large scale.

• funding circles. Note that most funding circles I know require a large budget and are therefore inaccessible for most earn to givers.
• Related: a small group of like-minded donors evaluating a specific organization.
• Give each other recommendations. If you have expertise of specific cause area and you can recommend organizations (especially when you don't have a conflict of interest with them), do talk about it to potential donors during networking events. Or, if you are a donor, do ask.

Thanks for posting this! I tend to agree, it's not my comparative advantage to make grants as a mid-size donor; and it's unlikely that I'll beat the impact/rigor of a fund.

I'm not sure that these particular examples will necessarily solve the issue of groupthink/centralized decision-making as they still rely heavily on a few knowledgeable decision makers. For instance, I found that a lot of decisions in funding circles are deferred to the experts in the room. However, I'm hopeful that they can help. :)