For transparency, though, I personally focus and donate to organizations closer to what 80,000 Hours is talking about, because I think huge public health threats have an outsized impact on poverty and wellbeing.
I’m also surprised to see this—lots and lots of EAs focus on wellbeing / reducing global poverty (see Givewell for helpful summary). Obviously reducing risk of nuclear war, etc, has implications for poverty, but try GiveWell for a more direct focus.
I’m amazed that “Poverty” isn’t listed as one of the most pressing world problems.
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/
They do have it as a problem area: https://80000hours.org/topic/causes/global-poverty/
I think they might consider it less neglected and tractable than other interventions, with few opportunities for outsized impact
I don’t know if their “Global Poverty” problem area would qualify my org for support. Do you think so?
We focus on Appropriate Technology and School Building, which are listed.
For transparency, though, I personally focus and donate to organizations closer to what 80,000 Hours is talking about, because I think huge public health threats have an outsized impact on poverty and wellbeing.
“Closer”? You mean, you don’t consider Poverty to be an 80,000 Hours priority?
I’m also surprised to see this—lots and lots of EAs focus on wellbeing / reducing global poverty (see Givewell for helpful summary). Obviously reducing risk of nuclear war, etc, has implications for poverty, but try GiveWell for a more direct focus.