we may have to fill areas with EAs (e.g. politics).
Based on how each subsequent election cycle seems to be more expensive than the last in, e.g., the United States and the United Kingdom, I’m terrified by the possibility by how much it would cost those earning to give to fund a campaign by themselves. Like, thinking about how many lives that money could counterfactually save, and there isn’t even a guarantee an EA-funded candidate would get elected. Depending on how serious EAs interested in politics are, we better figure out how raise funds from outside effective altruism. and run successful campaigns before one of us starts running. With its connections to other researchers who could help on such a project, and their current research experience with normative rationality, evidence-based decision-making, and counterfactual reasoning, 80,000 Hours seems to be best poised to carry out this research among EA orgs.
Interesting, I hadn’t thought of the possibility to use EtG money to fund campaigns rather than just having EAs raise the money as other politicians do.
Based on how each subsequent election cycle seems to be more expensive than the last in, e.g., the United States and the United Kingdom, I’m terrified by the possibility by how much it would cost those earning to give to fund a campaign by themselves. Like, thinking about how many lives that money could counterfactually save, and there isn’t even a guarantee an EA-funded candidate would get elected. Depending on how serious EAs interested in politics are, we better figure out how raise funds from outside effective altruism. and run successful campaigns before one of us starts running. With its connections to other researchers who could help on such a project, and their current research experience with normative rationality, evidence-based decision-making, and counterfactual reasoning, 80,000 Hours seems to be best poised to carry out this research among EA orgs.
Interesting, I hadn’t thought of the possibility to use EtG money to fund campaigns rather than just having EAs raise the money as other politicians do.