EA Ecosystem Mapping

Welcome to this exploration of the EA Ecosystem. Who's involved. Who funds it.

This is done in the spirit of sociological inquiry into a fascinating, emergent and influential subculture.

Funding: How and Why?

EA is surprisingly well-funded for a movement that is barely 20y old and which was originally based in academic philosophy.

Given that funding has likely played a key part in its success – and is something other groups could learn from – it is worth asking:

How is the EA ecosystem funded?

A second question would be:

Why is the EA ecosystem so well funded?

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