I think this is a good question. To me, EA is pretty ruthless in how it assesses effectiveness, and that leads to many causes feeling left out (especially when those causes are close to you personally).
Taken to an extreme, if all charitable acts/giving was done through an EA lens, it would feel pretty brutalist to any cause not included in its scope. Though from an EA lens, this would be a *more effective* charitable sector and ultimately reduce suffering/increase overall wellbeing.
But the simple reality is EA is small relative to the universe of charitable acts. And I think having a portion of charitable acts approached with an EA lens is a good thing. And I think the actual % is significantly lower than the optimal %.
I think this is a good question. To me, EA is pretty ruthless in how it assesses effectiveness, and that leads to many causes feeling left out (especially when those causes are close to you personally).
Taken to an extreme, if all charitable acts/giving was done through an EA lens, it would feel pretty brutalist to any cause not included in its scope. Though from an EA lens, this would be a *more effective* charitable sector and ultimately reduce suffering/increase overall wellbeing.
But the simple reality is EA is small relative to the universe of charitable acts. And I think having a portion of charitable acts approached with an EA lens is a good thing. And I think the actual % is significantly lower than the optimal %.