Linch, fwiw I try to consider this case here … see fold “Why should ‘Effective Altruists’ and those interested in long-term global priorities care” , and in some other writings I could share with you. But I’d also be interested in Lucius’ take
Also, I think Linch, in my impression
you might be overstating the extent to which the EA-interested psych people are doing this; perhaps my connection to you has made this more salient?
also, as I argue in the link etc., the ‘small donations’ (or even better, modest real-world donations) are not always/only the outcome of interest itself, but these are pretty good measures of actual commitments, beliefs and preferences (economists tend to be pretty favorable to this too) … In contrast self-stated attitudes, hypothetical choices, or retrospective ‘why did I make this choice’ can be unreliable.
Linch, fwiw I try to consider this case here … see fold “Why should ‘Effective Altruists’ and those interested in long-term global priorities care” , and in some other writings I could share with you. But I’d also be interested in Lucius’ take
Also, I think Linch, in my impression
you might be overstating the extent to which the EA-interested psych people are doing this; perhaps my connection to you has made this more salient?
also, as I argue in the link etc., the ‘small donations’ (or even better, modest real-world donations) are not always/only the outcome of interest itself, but these are pretty good measures of actual commitments, beliefs and preferences (economists tend to be pretty favorable to this too) … In contrast self-stated attitudes, hypothetical choices, or retrospective ‘why did I make this choice’ can be unreliable.