“‘Actually local groups’ - an easy way to meet fellow EAs from your neighborhood” by Manuel Allgaier

TLDR: Consider indicating your approximate location on the EA forum community members map, so local organizers can find you, and maybe take initiative yourself to organize lunch meetups, walks, coworking, anything else you want, all within 10min of where you live or work. Many EA community members (myself included) would like to meet others with shared interests more often without the hassle of long commutes. In EA Hubs like London or Berlin, 30-45min+ commutes to meet other members from your “local” city group are not unusual, which makes shorter meetups like lunches or afternoon walks not feasible. To address this, I’m proposing Neighborhood EA meetups (or “actually local groups”, if you will). First, we need a way to find out who lives in your neighborhood. I suggest we use the existing EA forum community members map. Here in Berlin, a few people already specified their locations (approximately [...] --- First published: March 21st, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/x7QsHB5mjfKQeeApQ/actually-local-groups-an-easy-way-to-meet-fellow-eas-from --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.