Executive summary: By aligning Effective Altruist ideas with the values of spiritually-inclined co-investors in a tantric retreat centre, the author secured a pledge to donate future profits—potentially saving 50–200 lives annually—demonstrating the power of value-based framing to bridge worldview gaps for effective giving.
Key points:
The author invested in a tantric retreat centre with stakeholders holding diverse, spiritually-oriented worldviews, initially misaligned with Effective Altruism (EA).
To bridge the gap, the author framed EA as a “Yang” complement to the retreat’s “Yin” values, emphasizing structured impact alongside holistic compassion.
Tools like Yin/Yang and Maslow’s hierarchy were used to communicate how EA complements spiritual and emotional well-being by addressing urgent global health needs.
Stakeholder concerns were addressed through respectful dialogue, highlighting EA’s transparency, expertise, and balance with intuitive charity.
As a result, stakeholders unanimously agreed to allocate future surplus (estimated at $225,000–900,000/year) to effective global health charities.
The post encourages EAs to build bridges by translating ideas into value systems of potential collaborators, rather than relying on EA-specific rhetoric.
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Executive summary: By aligning Effective Altruist ideas with the values of spiritually-inclined co-investors in a tantric retreat centre, the author secured a pledge to donate future profits—potentially saving 50–200 lives annually—demonstrating the power of value-based framing to bridge worldview gaps for effective giving.
Key points:
The author invested in a tantric retreat centre with stakeholders holding diverse, spiritually-oriented worldviews, initially misaligned with Effective Altruism (EA).
To bridge the gap, the author framed EA as a “Yang” complement to the retreat’s “Yin” values, emphasizing structured impact alongside holistic compassion.
Tools like Yin/Yang and Maslow’s hierarchy were used to communicate how EA complements spiritual and emotional well-being by addressing urgent global health needs.
Stakeholder concerns were addressed through respectful dialogue, highlighting EA’s transparency, expertise, and balance with intuitive charity.
As a result, stakeholders unanimously agreed to allocate future surplus (estimated at $225,000–900,000/year) to effective global health charities.
The post encourages EAs to build bridges by translating ideas into value systems of potential collaborators, rather than relying on EA-specific rhetoric.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.