Agree with all of this nice one! As a quick note (as I’ve noted in more detail in a comment) it’s important to note that evidence around charity is rarely discussed here in Uganda. You can notice this especially when you see that his claims about mosquito nets are not backed up by any evidence. Also there is evidence that people funded by Givedirectly in Uganda have appreciated it, but unfortuately. he won’t have considered this evidence.
Another point is we’d expect EA not to be able to help a random poor person by chance.
Assuming EA is actually effective, but not having magic, it means billions of dollars will go to millions of people. Problem is, hundreds of millions are poor, so behind the veil of anthropics, we should mostly expect not to be in the helped group by pure chance.
Agree with all of this nice one! As a quick note (as I’ve noted in more detail in a comment) it’s important to note that evidence around charity is rarely discussed here in Uganda. You can notice this especially when you see that his claims about mosquito nets are not backed up by any evidence. Also there is evidence that people funded by Givedirectly in Uganda have appreciated it, but unfortuately. he won’t have considered this evidence.
Another point is we’d expect EA not to be able to help a random poor person by chance.
Assuming EA is actually effective, but not having magic, it means billions of dollars will go to millions of people. Problem is, hundreds of millions are poor, so behind the veil of anthropics, we should mostly expect not to be in the helped group by pure chance.