Open question: would it be useful to frame this an “impact insurance” for people in impactful careers?
As in:
-I expect this goal to be good for the world (say ~100 WELLBYs in expectation)
-If I don’t achieve this goal, then I definitely owe something that’s a least comparably good for the world (say ~$200 to PureEarth (since I’ve chosen WELLBYs))
(or maybe at least half as good)
I think using it this way could help people who have a real hesitation between impactful work and impactful donations.
Interesting I never thought of that. So a “hedge” for direct impact careers?
I’m feeling some hesitation here—people who take direct impact careers often already implicitly donate by taking a big pay cut, and I’d see it as a portfolio play—as a movement we will have plenty of impact, even if not all direct “bets” work out.
But maybe I am not fully understanding this. For sure it feels like there is something there… can you maybe give a more specific example for when/how you’d use it?
I’ll give it a try !
Open question: would it be useful to frame this an “impact insurance” for people in impactful careers?
As in:
-I expect this goal to be good for the world (say ~100 WELLBYs in expectation)
-If I don’t achieve this goal, then I definitely owe something that’s a least comparably good for the world (say ~$200 to PureEarth (since I’ve chosen WELLBYs))
(or maybe at least half as good)
I think using it this way could help people who have a real hesitation between impactful work and impactful donations.
Interesting I never thought of that. So a “hedge” for direct impact careers?
I’m feeling some hesitation here—people who take direct impact careers often already implicitly donate by taking a big pay cut, and I’d see it as a portfolio play—as a movement we will have plenty of impact, even if not all direct “bets” work out.
But maybe I am not fully understanding this. For sure it feels like there is something there… can you maybe give a more specific example for when/how you’d use it?