Holly Elmore writes about the costs of criticism. One of the most salient things to me here is that criticism disincentivises transparency: people are âpunishedâ when they are transparent while equal transgressions by people who are not transparent âgo unpunishedâ.
I want to call out instances of transparency and celebrate them. Here are some instances that have stuck with me â thank you for your time spent writing these up and sharing them with the community:
Givewell and Charity Entrepreneurship/âAIM for publicising âmoral weightsâ and similar key metrics/âassumptions
Givewell top charities, but also AMREF, CARE, Living Goods, The Hunger Project, and Doctors Without Borders (from Givewellâs special recognition list)
[Question] Whose transparency can we celebrate?
Holly Elmore writes about the costs of criticism. One of the most salient things to me here is that criticism disincentivises transparency: people are âpunishedâ when they are transparent while equal transgressions by people who are not transparent âgo unpunishedâ.
I want to call out instances of transparency and celebrate them. Here are some instances that have stuck with me â thank you for your time spent writing these up and sharing them with the community:
Eli Nathan & the 2023 EAG teams, for âHow much do EAGs cost and why?â
MathiasKB, for âCenter for Effective Aid Policy has shut downâ
Happier Lives Institute, for engaging with criticism in âTalking through depression: The cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy in LMICs, revised and expandedâ
Givewell and Charity Entrepreneurship/âAIM for publicising âmoral weightsâ and similar key metrics/âassumptions
Givewell top charities, but also AMREF, CARE, Living Goods, The Hunger Project, and Doctors Without Borders (from Givewellâs special recognition list)
Manifold Markets, for public meeting notes, financial information, and more.
What have I missed from this list?