As it happens, I think it probably is an effective use of money, in short because it’s an investment in the human capital of the community, which is probably one of the main bottlenecks to impact at the moment. That’s because there’s a large amount of money committed to EA compared to the number of people in the community working out the best ways to spend it. It’s true that there are global health charities that could absorb a lot more money, but there’s interest in finding even more impactful ways to spend money!
ETA: looks like Stefan got there slightly quicker with a very similar answer!
I think this is a great question to ask.
As it happens, I think it probably is an effective use of money, in short because it’s an investment in the human capital of the community, which is probably one of the main bottlenecks to impact at the moment. That’s because there’s a large amount of money committed to EA compared to the number of people in the community working out the best ways to spend it. It’s true that there are global health charities that could absorb a lot more money, but there’s interest in finding even more impactful ways to spend money!
ETA: looks like Stefan got there slightly quicker with a very similar answer!