Thanks for writing, and I agree it would be great to see more like this in future.
It does seem like ‘ideal portfolio of resources’ vs ‘ideal split of funds donated this year’ can be quite a bit different—perhaps a question for next time?
Yes, I agree. Different worldviews will want to spend a different fraction of their capital each year. So the ideal allocation of capital could be pretty different from the ideal allocation of spending. This is happening to some degree where GiveWell’s neartermist team are spending a larger fraction than the longtermist one.
Thanks for writing, and I agree it would be great to see more like this in future.
It does seem like ‘ideal portfolio of resources’ vs ‘ideal split of funds donated this year’ can be quite a bit different—perhaps a question for next time?
(see here for some similar funding estimates)
Yes, I agree. Different worldviews will want to spend a different fraction of their capital each year. So the ideal allocation of capital could be pretty different from the ideal allocation of spending. This is happening to some degree where GiveWell’s neartermist team are spending a larger fraction than the longtermist one.