I’ve found that people in Australia with no exposure to EA get upset when I bring up the ‘curing blindness in developing countries for $60 a pop compared to training a guide dog for $40,000’ example, especially since Guide Dogs Australia is a large and well supported charity here. I agree that being too ‘in your face’ about putting down some charities/orgs for being less effective is probably not a good way to attract people to the movement. It worked for me, but not for many others.
I’d be careful about keeping EA on the DL. It may be necessary for some people early in certain careers, but if we all did that we’d never build the movement! “The loudest voice is always right”, and we have to be loud—but not obnoxiously so!
I’d be careful about keeping EA on the DL. It may be necessary for some people early in certain careers, but if we all did that we’d never build the movement! “The loudest voice is always right”, and we have to be loud—but not obnoxiously so!
Yes, I only recommended it to “kids” (who are applying to college).
I’ve found that people in Australia with no exposure to EA get upset when I bring up the ‘curing blindness in developing countries for $60 a pop compared to training a guide dog for $40,000’ example, especially since Guide Dogs Australia is a large and well supported charity here. I agree that being too ‘in your face’ about putting down some charities/orgs for being less effective is probably not a good way to attract people to the movement. It worked for me, but not for many others.
I’d be careful about keeping EA on the DL. It may be necessary for some people early in certain careers, but if we all did that we’d never build the movement! “The loudest voice is always right”, and we have to be loud—but not obnoxiously so!
Yes, I only recommended it to “kids” (who are applying to college).