I haven’t read most of these in a while… if I recall correctly, a lot of their content is more “This is why I’m doing what I’m doing” rather than “This is why what I’m doing is awesome and why you should do it to!”
I suppose Doing Good Better and The Life You Can Save are more in the latter direction.
Curious if any of the content you posted particularly resonates for you?
Reading about Julia and Jeff was part of the reason I got into EA in the first place (I don’t remember if those were the particular articles). It wasn’t just the fact that they were donating a substantial fraction of their income, but also that they saw it as an obligation. At the time, I was going through an existential crisis; I felt guilt and shame for living selfishly while others suffered (and these feelings are still important motivators for me). EA was the solution I found, and I decided to try earning to give.
Some accounts:
http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas-mccoy-family-center-ethics-society-stanford-university/lives-moral-saints
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/16/fear-and-loathing-at-effective-altruism-global-2017/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/22/extreme-altruism-should-you-care-for-strangers-as-much-as-family
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/nov/09/i-give-away-half-to-three-quarters-of-my-income-every-year
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/FA794RppcqrNcEgTC/why-are-you-here-an-origin-stories-thread
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/69wvx9vBmfpaovWTs/a-taxonomy-of-ea-origin-stories
Thanks!
I haven’t read most of these in a while… if I recall correctly, a lot of their content is more “This is why I’m doing what I’m doing” rather than “This is why what I’m doing is awesome and why you should do it to!”
I suppose Doing Good Better and The Life You Can Save are more in the latter direction.
Curious if any of the content you posted particularly resonates for you?
Reading about Julia and Jeff was part of the reason I got into EA in the first place (I don’t remember if those were the particular articles). It wasn’t just the fact that they were donating a substantial fraction of their income, but also that they saw it as an obligation. At the time, I was going through an existential crisis; I felt guilt and shame for living selfishly while others suffered (and these feelings are still important motivators for me). EA was the solution I found, and I decided to try earning to give.