1) Please see my reply to kbog for some reasons why I think a donation pool is less feasible in the short run than 2-party donation insurance.
2) I think that’s a possible solution. I also think the number of naive EV utilitarians is vastly overestimated (it’s quite probable the number is under 10, and quite possible it’s actually 0). Alternatively people can just trust fellow aspiring effective altruists well enough to not renege on the spirit of an agreement.
Thanks for the comment!
1) Please see my reply to kbog for some reasons why I think a donation pool is less feasible in the short run than 2-party donation insurance.
2) I think that’s a possible solution. I also think the number of naive EV utilitarians is vastly overestimated (it’s quite probable the number is under 10, and quite possible it’s actually 0). Alternatively people can just trust fellow aspiring effective altruists well enough to not renege on the spirit of an agreement.
For 1, I read your comment below, makes sense to start small and expand :-)
For 2, I think you’d get more people involved if they overcome the emotional fears of naive EV utilitarians through some sort of mediator.