A big thing this seems to be missing is that there are other sources of money than “EAs earning to give”. Philanthropists and foundations could easily fill GiveWell’s charities’ room for more funding.
(I had taken a similar approach a while ago, and no longer think that’s the right comparison to make.)
You’re right that stacking up earning to give count vs. direct opportunity count is an instable argument. However, it’s important to not just assume foundations are rushing in to fill these funding gaps. (Not saying you are making that assumption, of course.)
Right. It’s not that philanthropists and foundations are already spending their money optimally, but that because it’s already there it makes sense to have people working on getting it spent better.
A big thing this seems to be missing is that there are other sources of money than “EAs earning to give”. Philanthropists and foundations could easily fill GiveWell’s charities’ room for more funding.
(I had taken a similar approach a while ago, and no longer think that’s the right comparison to make.)
You’re right that stacking up earning to give count vs. direct opportunity count is an instable argument. However, it’s important to not just assume foundations are rushing in to fill these funding gaps. (Not saying you are making that assumption, of course.)
Right. It’s not that philanthropists and foundations are already spending their money optimally, but that because it’s already there it makes sense to have people working on getting it spent better.