I think this is trying to do something good—but it’s fundamentally wrong in most particulars.
I agree—and have written on the forum about about how—it is critically important to balance your personal needs and wants with altruism. But claiming that you’re not really saving human lives because expected value isn’t reality, or that spending money on personal consumption is somehow altruistic, i.e. making fundamental mistakes in reasoning, isn’t helpful. I’d be happy to have a longer conversation about this, but will first point here for some of my thoughts on what a healthier EA looks like.
I think this is trying to do something good—but it’s fundamentally wrong in most particulars.
I agree—and have written on the forum about about how—it is critically important to balance your personal needs and wants with altruism. But claiming that you’re not really saving human lives because expected value isn’t reality, or that spending money on personal consumption is somehow altruistic, i.e. making fundamental mistakes in reasoning, isn’t helpful. I’d be happy to have a longer conversation about this, but will first point here for some of my thoughts on what a healthier EA looks like.