They do. My comment was in reference to the fact that the top charities may run out of room for funding. When that occurs, in my experience (some) EAs tend to forget about or avoid opportunities to help fund standout charities, which are still very although slightly less effective, out of a bias against “second-best” opportunities.
I’ve heard about 7 EAs discuss hesitating to donate to GW’s top charities because they thought the top charities would run out of room for funding without their contributions. They all decided to either give later, or give to a non-global poverty charity. None mentioned the possibility of donating to a standout charity.
I thought the GW belief was that their top charities are still more effective than standouts. What are the arguments against this reluctance?
They do. My comment was in reference to the fact that the top charities may run out of room for funding. When that occurs, in my experience (some) EAs tend to forget about or avoid opportunities to help fund standout charities, which are still very although slightly less effective, out of a bias against “second-best” opportunities.
I’ve heard about 7 EAs discuss hesitating to donate to GW’s top charities because they thought the top charities would run out of room for funding without their contributions. They all decided to either give later, or give to a non-global poverty charity. None mentioned the possibility of donating to a standout charity.
This seems like an important overlooked point. I’ll try bringing this up if I’m ever present at such a conversation.