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.
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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.