Evoking warm fuzzies from others rather than feelings of guilt or being overwhelmed probably works better.
Effective altruism doesn’t work best by mechanically telling others ‘look how effective this altruism is!’. Promoting effectiveness among donors is important as well, and doing so with positive reinforcement could be more effective than what we’re currently doing.
Effective altruists should run experiments with this to figure out what works best.
Mason, yours is a worthy concern, and it’s not enough to have it buried in a comment thread. The problem isn’t getting solved, so let’s make an open call for effective altruists to experiment. I’ll write a post about this. If anyone wants to get involved, or provide feedback, send me a private message.
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Evoking warm fuzzies from others rather than feelings of guilt or being overwhelmed probably works better.
Effective altruism doesn’t work best by mechanically telling others ‘look how effective this altruism is!’. Promoting effectiveness among donors is important as well, and doing so with positive reinforcement could be more effective than what we’re currently doing.
Effective altruists should run experiments with this to figure out what works best.
Mason, yours is a worthy concern, and it’s not enough to have it buried in a comment thread. The problem isn’t getting solved, so let’s make an open call for effective altruists to experiment. I’ll write a post about this. If anyone wants to get involved, or provide feedback, send me a private message.