Personally, I read Singer’s Practical Ethics in 2005, which convinced me that I ought to donate a share of my income to charities. I can’t say that notion was new to me then, but I found his argument particularly persuasive. The article Faith, hope and charities in the 13 November 2010 issue of The Economist convinced me that donors often do not exercise due diligence before deciding where to give. Despite this, it wasn’t until several years later that I came into contact with the website of Giving What We Can.
I’m curious, what is the typical length of time between when people were convinced of EA ideas and when they first heard about the term or the community? Did the survey cover this?
Personally, I read Singer’s Practical Ethics in 2005, which convinced me that I ought to donate a share of my income to charities. I can’t say that notion was new to me then, but I found his argument particularly persuasive. The article Faith, hope and charities in the 13 November 2010 issue of The Economist convinced me that donors often do not exercise due diligence before deciding where to give. Despite this, it wasn’t until several years later that I came into contact with the website of Giving What We Can.
I’m curious, what is the typical length of time between when people were convinced of EA ideas and when they first heard about the term or the community? Did the survey cover this?