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“Moving to a hub, getting older, and heading home” by ElliotTep

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Intro and summary

“How many chickens spared from cages is worth not being with my parents as they get older?!” - Me, exasperated (September 18, 2021)

This post is about something I haven’t seen discussed on the EA forum but I often talk about with my friends in their mid 30s. It's about something I wish I'd understood better ten years ago: if you are ~25 and debating whether to move to an EA Hub, you are probably underestimating how much the calculus will change when you’re ~35, largely related to having kids and aging parents. Since this is underappreciated, moving to an EA Hub, and building a life there, can lead to tougher decisions later that can sneak up on you.

If you’re living in an EA hub, or thinking about moving, this post explores reasons you might want to head home as you get older, different ways [...]

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Outline:

(00:11) Intro and summary

(01:49) Why move to an EA Hub in the first place?

(02:57) How things change as you get older

(05:33) Why YOU might be more likely to feel the pull to head home

(06:49) How did I decide? How should you decide?

(08:38) Consolation prize - moving to a Hub isn't all or nothing

(09:38) Conclusion

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First published:
September 23rd, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ZEWE6K74dmzv7kXHP/moving-to-a-hub-getting-older-and-heading-home

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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Intro and summary

“How many chickens spared from cages is worth not being with my parents as they get older?!” - Me, exasperated (September 18, 2021)

This post is about something I haven’t seen discussed on the EA forum but I often talk about with my friends in their mid 30s. It's about something I wish I'd understood better ten years ago: if you are ~25 and debating whether to move to an EA Hub, you are probably underestimating how much the calculus will change when you’re ~35, largely related to having kids and aging parents. Since this is underappreciated, moving to an EA Hub, and building a life there, can lead to tougher decisions later that can sneak up on you.

If you’re living in an EA hub, or thinking about moving, this post explores reasons you might want to head home as you get older, different ways [...]

---

Outline:

(00:11) Intro and summary

(01:49) Why move to an EA Hub in the first place?

(02:57) How things change as you get older

(05:33) Why YOU might be more likely to feel the pull to head home

(06:49) How did I decide? How should you decide?

(08:38) Consolation prize - moving to a Hub isn't all or nothing

(09:38) Conclusion

---

First published:
September 23rd, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ZEWE6K74dmzv7kXHP/moving-to-a-hub-getting-older-and-heading-home

---

Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

  continue reading

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