I donāt think itās in any way shameful to spend some of your time doing things that arenāt the ābestā use of your time. In fact, I do a lot of this. I have a life I want to lead, and I wonāt apologise for doing things that make me happy.
But in any case, community discussion of where best to give is usually positive from a util standpoint. It tends to teach you and other people around you structured and evaluated ways to prioritise your giving better, that are grounded in practical experience. And assuming you will be giving a whole bunch of money over the rest of your life, learning how to do it better is a super good use of time. Thereās a reason Giving What We Can used to run āwhere to allocate Ā£1000ā sessions back when it did more community outreach.
I donāt think itās in any way shameful to spend some of your time doing things that arenāt the ābestā use of your time. In fact, I do a lot of this. I have a life I want to lead, and I wonāt apologise for doing things that make me happy.
But in any case, community discussion of where best to give is usually positive from a util standpoint. It tends to teach you and other people around you structured and evaluated ways to prioritise your giving better, that are grounded in practical experience. And assuming you will be giving a whole bunch of money over the rest of your life, learning how to do it better is a super good use of time. Thereās a reason Giving What We Can used to run āwhere to allocate Ā£1000ā sessions back when it did more community outreach.