A way of reframing the idea of “we are no longer funding-constrained” is “we are bottlenecked by people who can find new cost-effective opportunities to spend money”. If this is true, we should plausibly stop donating to funds that can’t give out money fast enough anyway, and rather spend money on orgs/people/causes you personally estimate needs more money now. Maybe we should up-adjust how relevant we think personal information is to our altruistic spending decisions.
Is this right? And are there any good public summaries of the collective wisdom fund managers have acquired over the years? If we’re bottlenecked by people who can find new giving opportunities, it would be great to promote the related skills. And I want to read them.
FWIW, I think personal information is very relevant to giving decisions, but I also think the meme “EA is no longer funding-constrained” perhaps lacks nuance that’s especially relevant for people with values or perspectives that differ substantially from major funders.
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A way of reframing the idea of “we are no longer funding-constrained” is “we are bottlenecked by people who can find new cost-effective opportunities to spend money”. If this is true, we should plausibly stop donating to funds that can’t give out money fast enough anyway, and rather spend money on orgs/people/causes you personally estimate needs more money now. Maybe we should up-adjust how relevant we think personal information is to our altruistic spending decisions.
Is this right? And are there any good public summaries of the collective wisdom fund managers have acquired over the years? If we’re bottlenecked by people who can find new giving opportunities, it would be great to promote the related skills. And I want to read them.
Hey, I really like this re-framing! I’m not sure what you meant to say in the second and third sentences tho :/
FWIW, I think personal information is very relevant to giving decisions, but I also think the meme “EA is no longer funding-constrained” perhaps lacks nuance that’s especially relevant for people with values or perspectives that differ substantially from major funders.
Relevant: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/GFkzLx7uKSK8zaBE3/we-need-more-nuance-regarding-funding-gaps