Re:Effective altruism and the current funding situation
by haihaibye on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @06:35PM
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The trade-off is often not between charity X vs the most optimal charity, but any charity vs further consumption/savings etc.
Imagine EA ideas applied to fitness - sure some people may stick to a perfect routine etc but some people just getting off the couch and doing an activity they like enough to keep doing is best.
This person is also straightforward with their reasoning - yeah sure it's not as effective as malaria nets but it's a personal cause they care about. Most people don't even think about how effective the causes they support are - at all! It's mindblowing.