I think that your answer to that is something like: ”...But introducing people to EA is hard, so it makes sense to start with effective giving. Also, there are some better and worse ways to do earning to give, like donating to donor lotteries, donating to small projects that are legible to you but not to larger funders yet, etc.”
Which is fine. But it’s still surprising that the strategies which EA chose when it was relatively young would still be the best strategies now, and I’m still skeptical to the extent that is the case in your post.
Also, as a pet peeve, I think that the near-termist part of EA also has enough money that, e.g., as a near-termist, attempting to create a new NGO through Charity Entrepreneurship also beats earning to give.
Obviously, it’ll depend on the fit for earning to give/starting a new NGO, but this sounds plausible to me in general — I’m extremely excited about people creating new NGOs through Charity Entrepreneurship (among other ways of doing direct good in global health and development, animal welfare, etc.).
I think that your answer to that is something like: ”...But introducing people to EA is hard, so it makes sense to start with effective giving. Also, there are some better and worse ways to do earning to give, like donating to donor lotteries, donating to small projects that are legible to you but not to larger funders yet, etc.”
Which is fine. But it’s still surprising that the strategies which EA chose when it was relatively young would still be the best strategies now, and I’m still skeptical to the extent that is the case in your post.
RE your pet peeve:
Obviously, it’ll depend on the fit for earning to give/starting a new NGO, but this sounds plausible to me in general — I’m extremely excited about people creating new NGOs through Charity Entrepreneurship (among other ways of doing direct good in global health and development, animal welfare, etc.).