Okay. Thanks. I guessed maybe thatâs what you were trying to say. I didnât even look at the paper. Itâs just not clear from the post why youâre citing this paper and what point youâre trying to make about it.
I agree that we canât extrapolate from the claim âthe most effective charities at fighting diseases in developing countries are 1,000x more effective than the average charity in that areaâ to âthe most effective charities, in general, are 1,000x more effective than the average charityâ.
If people are making the second claim, they definitely should be corrected. I already believed you that youâve heard this claim before, but Iâm also seeing corroboration from other comments that this is a commonly repeated claim. It seems like a case of people starting with a narrow claim that was true and then getting a little sloppy and generalizing it beyond what the evidence actually supports.
Trying to say how much more effective the best charities are from the average charity seems like a dauntingly broad question, and I reckon the juice ainât worth the squeeze. The Fred Hollows Foundation vs. seeing eye dog example gets the point across.
Okay. Thanks. I guessed maybe thatâs what you were trying to say. I didnât even look at the paper. Itâs just not clear from the post why youâre citing this paper and what point youâre trying to make about it.
I agree that we canât extrapolate from the claim âthe most effective charities at fighting diseases in developing countries are 1,000x more effective than the average charity in that areaâ to âthe most effective charities, in general, are 1,000x more effective than the average charityâ.
If people are making the second claim, they definitely should be corrected. I already believed you that youâve heard this claim before, but Iâm also seeing corroboration from other comments that this is a commonly repeated claim. It seems like a case of people starting with a narrow claim that was true and then getting a little sloppy and generalizing it beyond what the evidence actually supports.
Trying to say how much more effective the best charities are from the average charity seems like a dauntingly broad question, and I reckon the juice ainât worth the squeeze. The Fred Hollows Foundation vs. seeing eye dog example gets the point across.