Thanks David, it was really interesting to read your views!
You wrote that you don’t want others to copy you exactly, but I think I’m going to at least draw very heavy inspiration, as it seems like our views align closely.
In particular, I’m now considering:
Opening a separate account to transfer a part of my salary to. I’m not willing to commit to 10%, but it’ll still help.
Giving to the All Grunts fund and not just the Top Charities fund in GiveWell. It doesn’t have that much to do with my views, and more to do with misunderstanding what this fund does.
Donating some part to climate funds.
Dividing my donation between GW and GiveDirectly was something I had considered anyway, but I’m glad to see this idea supported.
Lastly, I’d be happy to hear your opinion: how would you think about donating to disaster relief? E.g. I’ve donated to helping people hurt by earthquakes in Syria (who were being neglected back then neglected relative to victims in Turkey), and Israelis displaced by the current war. Does this come out of the effective pocket or the fuzzies pocket?
First, I’m not opposed to other drawing inspiration from my views!
Second, every time there is a disaster, I try to remind people that disaster risk mitigation is 3-10x as effective as disaster response. If you really want to give, I’d say you could support work like IPRED, rather than the red cross response teams. I don’t know where specifically to give for that type of work, however, and I’d love for someone to do a deep dive on the most effective risk mitigation for disaster opportunities.
Thanks David, it was really interesting to read your views!
You wrote that you don’t want others to copy you exactly, but I think I’m going to at least draw very heavy inspiration, as it seems like our views align closely.
In particular, I’m now considering:
Opening a separate account to transfer a part of my salary to. I’m not willing to commit to 10%, but it’ll still help.
Giving to the All Grunts fund and not just the Top Charities fund in GiveWell. It doesn’t have that much to do with my views, and more to do with misunderstanding what this fund does.
Donating some part to climate funds.
Dividing my donation between GW and GiveDirectly was something I had considered anyway, but I’m glad to see this idea supported.
Lastly, I’d be happy to hear your opinion: how would you think about donating to disaster relief? E.g. I’ve donated to helping people hurt by earthquakes in Syria (who were being neglected back then neglected relative to victims in Turkey), and Israelis displaced by the current war. Does this come out of the effective pocket or the fuzzies pocket?
First, I’m not opposed to other drawing inspiration from my views!
Second, every time there is a disaster, I try to remind people that disaster risk mitigation is 3-10x as effective as disaster response. If you really want to give, I’d say you could support work like IPRED, rather than the red cross response teams. I don’t know where specifically to give for that type of work, however, and I’d love for someone to do a deep dive on the most effective risk mitigation for disaster opportunities.