Thanks for this—I hadn’t seen those recent reports and read them with interest!
For avoidance of doubt, in saying that my ‘primary concerns’ were ecosystem conservation and climate change, I wasn’t expressing any a priori commitment to the view that interventions in these areas were the most cost-effective with respect to DALYs. Nor do I, or would I, donate only to charities that make interventions in these areas. However, those are the issues that primarily motivate my interest in EA, and I would not want to sign a pledge which did not apply to donations to these causes. Given my view of the uncertainties involved, and of the value of non-human life, I do expect to continue to give primarily to these causes.
Thanks for this—I hadn’t seen those recent reports and read them with interest!
For avoidance of doubt, in saying that my ‘primary concerns’ were ecosystem conservation and climate change, I wasn’t expressing any a priori commitment to the view that interventions in these areas were the most cost-effective with respect to DALYs. Nor do I, or would I, donate only to charities that make interventions in these areas. However, those are the issues that primarily motivate my interest in EA, and I would not want to sign a pledge which did not apply to donations to these causes. Given my view of the uncertainties involved, and of the value of non-human life, I do expect to continue to give primarily to these causes.