I agree that the way it is presented can cause an instant dislike.
When I’ve talked about effective altruism to people that haven’t heard about it, I talk about global poverty and then also mention that there isn’t much focus on mental health in any country in the world and that we need to focus on both physical and mental health at the same time.
This usually gets a reasonable amount of agreement and I think if it is presented side by side with increasing physical health/wealth it doesn’t sound out of touch.
I agree that the way it is presented can cause an instant dislike.
When I’ve talked about effective altruism to people that haven’t heard about it, I talk about global poverty and then also mention that there isn’t much focus on mental health in any country in the world and that we need to focus on both physical and mental health at the same time.
This usually gets a reasonable amount of agreement and I think if it is presented side by side with increasing physical health/wealth it doesn’t sound out of touch.
Good suggestion. I’ve edited my original post slightly.