So you don’t want to raise your kids so that they can achieve their highest potential? Or if you’re training for a 5K/half-marathon, and you don’t want to make the best use of your time training? You don’t want to get your maximal PR? I digress.
I do not believe in all the ideas, especially about MIRI (AI risk). Although, in my mind, EA is just getting the biggest bang for your buck. Donating is huge! And organizations, such as GiveWell, are just tools. Sure, I could scour GuideStar and evaluate and compare 990 forms—but why go though all the hassle?
Anyway, honestly it doesn’t really matter that people call themselves “effective altruists.” And the philosophical underpinnings—which are built to be utilitarian independent—seem after the fact. “Effective Altruism” is just a label really; so we can be on the same general page: Effective Altruism has Five Serious Flaws—Avoid It—Be a DIY Philanthropist Instead
There’s some statistic out there that says two-thirds or something of donors do no research at all into the organizations they give to. I hope that some people just wouldn’t give at all ~ nonmalfeasance.
So you don’t want to raise your kids so that they can achieve their highest potential? Or if you’re training for a 5K/half-marathon, and you don’t want to make the best use of your time training? You don’t want to get your maximal PR? I digress.
I do not believe in all the ideas, especially about MIRI (AI risk). Although, in my mind, EA is just getting the biggest bang for your buck. Donating is huge! And organizations, such as GiveWell, are just tools. Sure, I could scour GuideStar and evaluate and compare 990 forms—but why go though all the hassle?
Anyway, honestly it doesn’t really matter that people call themselves “effective altruists.” And the philosophical underpinnings—which are built to be utilitarian independent—seem after the fact. “Effective Altruism” is just a label really; so we can be on the same general page: Effective Altruism has Five Serious Flaws—Avoid It—Be a DIY Philanthropist Instead
There’s some statistic out there that says two-thirds or something of donors do no research at all into the organizations they give to. I hope that some people just wouldn’t give at all ~ nonmalfeasance.