I really like this frame of “given these constraints, how can we do the most good?”, and I think EA doesn’t do enough of that.
Giving the standard EA answer:
Usually, people in crisis situations are less neglected than the global poor, that also lack access to clean water and healthcare. Right now, millions of people are thinking about how they can help Palestinians.
So you should still prefer donating to e.g. GiveWell recommendations.
However, that misses the point that there are cheap effectiveness improvements you can unlock by slightly improving your friends’ decision making and having them select a better Palestinian org.
I really like this frame of “given these constraints, how can we do the most good?”, and I think EA doesn’t do enough of that.
Giving the standard EA answer: Usually, people in crisis situations are less neglected than the global poor, that also lack access to clean water and healthcare. Right now, millions of people are thinking about how they can help Palestinians. So you should still prefer donating to e.g. GiveWell recommendations.
However, that misses the point that there are cheap effectiveness improvements you can unlock by slightly improving your friends’ decision making and having them select a better Palestinian org.