This post was helpful to me in understanding what I should aim to accomplish with my own personal donations. I expect that many other EAs feel similarly—donating is an important part of being an EA for many people, but the question of how to maximize impact as a small-scale individual donor is a complex puzzle when you consider the actions of other donors and the community as a whole. This post is a clear, early articulation of key themes that show up in the continual debate and discussion that surround real-world individual donation decisions. I think it has stood the test of time and could easily go on to help more EAs figure out their donations in the future, justifying its inclusion in the decadal review.
This post was helpful to me in understanding what I should aim to accomplish with my own personal donations. I expect that many other EAs feel similarly—donating is an important part of being an EA for many people, but the question of how to maximize impact as a small-scale individual donor is a complex puzzle when you consider the actions of other donors and the community as a whole. This post is a clear, early articulation of key themes that show up in the continual debate and discussion that surround real-world individual donation decisions. I think it has stood the test of time and could easily go on to help more EAs figure out their donations in the future, justifying its inclusion in the decadal review.