I’ll add some context to clarify to readers why this could be seen as relevant:
Scott Alexander has done a huge amount of writing about effective altruism, including the following posts that many would regard as “classic” (or at least I do):
His most recent reader survey found that 13% of his readers self-identified as being “effective altruists” (this is from his summary of the survey; I don’t know the original text of the question). That’s about 1600 people.
I’ll add some context to clarify to readers why this could be seen as relevant:
Scott Alexander has done a huge amount of writing about effective altruism, including the following posts that many would regard as “classic” (or at least I do):
Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others
Nobody Is Perfect, Everything Is Commensurable
No Time Like the Present for AI Safety Work (and other posts on this topic)
Fear and Loathing at Effective Altruism Global 2017
His most recent reader survey found that 13% of his readers self-identified as being “effective altruists” (this is from his summary of the survey; I don’t know the original text of the question). That’s about 1600 people.