Thanks, I think this is an interesting take, in particular since much of the commentary is rather the opposite—that EAs should be more inclined not to try to get into an effective altruist organisation.
I think one partial—and maybe charitable—explanation why independent grants are so big in effective altruism is that it scales quite easily—you can just pay out more money, and don’t need a managerial structure. By contrast, scaling an organisation takes time and is difficult.
I could also see room for organisational structures that are somewhere in-between full-blown organisations and full independence.
Overall I think this is a topic that merits more attention.
Thanks, I think this is an interesting take, in particular since much of the commentary is rather the opposite—that EAs should be more inclined not to try to get into an effective altruist organisation.
I think one partial—and maybe charitable—explanation why independent grants are so big in effective altruism is that it scales quite easily—you can just pay out more money, and don’t need a managerial structure. By contrast, scaling an organisation takes time and is difficult.
I could also see room for organisational structures that are somewhere in-between full-blown organisations and full independence.
Overall I think this is a topic that merits more attention.