Not sure if this is in any way a valid perspective of looking at it:
I wonder how the big spending looks in the perspective of a small donor. Say, a person with a median income within a rich country who gives a 1-10 percent of their salary away.
I used to “earn-to-give” with a after-tax salary of 11 euros/hour. That’s a lot compared to the global average! This was enough to donate >10 percent. But my past self’s hour worked could fund maybe a few minutes (?) of a researcher (I don’t know what EA researchers earn) - and it might have been worth it.
It makes me think of this comment. Again, not sure if it’s a valid point.
Not sure if this is in any way a valid perspective of looking at it:
I wonder how the big spending looks in the perspective of a small donor. Say, a person with a median income within a rich country who gives a 1-10 percent of their salary away.
I used to “earn-to-give” with a after-tax salary of 11 euros/hour. That’s a lot compared to the global average! This was enough to donate >10 percent. But my past self’s hour worked could fund maybe a few minutes (?) of a researcher (I don’t know what EA researchers earn) - and it might have been worth it.
It makes me think of this comment. Again, not sure if it’s a valid point.