Really? “doing as much good as possible” is confusing people? I tend to use that language, and I haven’t noticed people getting confused (maybe I haven’t been observant enough!)
Aren’t you going further from the definition though?
Any short definition about EA by itself I find to be abstract. Most people I encounter assume it’s about doing as much good small things as possible—or worse that it’s a political philosophy (red/blue thinking). It’s only when I give examples of myself or ask what their cause interests could be that they slowly break away from the abstract dictionary definitions.
Maybe “confusing” was the wrong word. But I tend to get the sense that people just have no idea what the concept means in practice when I say that, because its so vague / abstract. I’m guessing that people are thinking along the lines “what does he mean by ‘doing good’? Surely he means something else / something more specific?”
But I might just be misreading people slightly too.
Really? “doing as much good as possible” is confusing people? I tend to use that language, and I haven’t noticed people getting confused (maybe I haven’t been observant enough!)
Aren’t you going further from the definition though?
Any short definition about EA by itself I find to be abstract. Most people I encounter assume it’s about doing as much good small things as possible—or worse that it’s a political philosophy (red/blue thinking). It’s only when I give examples of myself or ask what their cause interests could be that they slowly break away from the abstract dictionary definitions.
Maybe “confusing” was the wrong word. But I tend to get the sense that people just have no idea what the concept means in practice when I say that, because its so vague / abstract. I’m guessing that people are thinking along the lines “what does he mean by ‘doing good’? Surely he means something else / something more specific?” But I might just be misreading people slightly too.
It’s not confusing, but it’s vague.
I’ve often observed your lack of observance :)