I want to clarify that this is a common but generally incorrect reading of EA’s views. EA leaders have repeatedly clarified that you don’t need to dedicate your life to it, and can simply donate to causes that others have identified as highly effective, and otherwise live your life.
If you want to do more than that, great, good for you—but EA isn’t utilitarianism, so please don’t confuse the demandingness of the two.
Fair point. In the future I will think more about acknowledging that distinction, especially when engaging with an audience (unlike this one) which isn’t already comfortable with EA.
“EA has always bee[n] rather demanding,”
I want to clarify that this is a common but generally incorrect reading of EA’s views. EA leaders have repeatedly clarified that you don’t need to dedicate your life to it, and can simply donate to causes that others have identified as highly effective, and otherwise live your life.
If you want to do more than that, great, good for you—but EA isn’t utilitarianism, so please don’t confuse the demandingness of the two.
Fair point. In the future I will think more about acknowledging that distinction, especially when engaging with an audience (unlike this one) which isn’t already comfortable with EA.