I think I’d go further. If an EA organisation or some other EAs aren’t willing to support you in running your project then should you be doing it as you’re main job?
As a side project, sure, but no funding means noone else is convinced of your impact. This seems like a good reason to choose a different path.
I think I’d go further. If an EA organisation or some other EAs aren’t willing to support you in running your project then should you be doing it as you’re main job?
As a side project, sure, but no funding means noone else is convinced of your impact. This seems like a good reason to choose a different path.
I agree. And I think “willing to support” should normally include enough money for a bit of savings, both for an emergency fund and your pension.
I think what you are both saying makes total sense, and is probably correct. With that said, it might be the case that
it is much easier to vet people rather than projects
vetting is expensive
we expect some outliers to do a lot of good
financial security is critical for success.
it is technically very hard to set many institutions or to cover many EAs as employees.