“This notion of effective altruism doesn’t demand that you use all your resources to help others. It doesn’t even say that you should use your other-focused budget of resources to help others as much as possible. 2 Instead, it merely describes an intellectual project (clause i) and a practical project (clause ii) that some people are excited about but most people aren’t. 3”
Considering EA as a project is such a beautiful way to reduce scope creep and the stress that comes with it. It allows us clearly say “this resource in my life will / will not be applied to EA.” Thank you for sharing, Aryeh!
“This notion of effective altruism doesn’t demand that you use all your resources to help others. It doesn’t even say that you should use your other-focused budget of resources to help others as much as possible. 2 Instead, it merely describes an intellectual project (clause i) and a practical project (clause ii) that some people are excited about but most people aren’t. 3”
Considering EA as a project is such a beautiful way to reduce scope creep and the stress that comes with it. It allows us clearly say “this resource in my life will / will not be applied to EA.” Thank you for sharing, Aryeh!