Thanks for continuing to engage! I have been looking forward to seeing your response article, and this was interesting to read.
I suspect that many readers of this Forum would agree with most of your points, particularly the first one. Ironically, it sometimes feels like the two most common criticisms of EA are that it focuses too much on measurable data (e.g. critiquing randomista-related areas of EA) and that it focuses too little on measurable data (e.g. critiquing AI safety). This seems like a sign that we could better explain ourselves.
One area of genuine difference might be regarding impact investing: plenty of EA’s believe you should invest instead of donating now, but impact investing seems relatively rare (OpenPhil’s investment in Imposssible Foods being one prominent counter example). I’m curious if you have read Founders Pledge’s report on impact investing? In particular: you mentioned divestment from publicly traded companies, which FP considers an especially difficult way to have an impact (Principle 4, pages 17-27). I would be curious to hear if you disagree with any of their claims, or the examples they analyzed like Acumen Fund.
Thanks for continuing to engage! I have been looking forward to seeing your response article, and this was interesting to read.
I suspect that many readers of this Forum would agree with most of your points, particularly the first one. Ironically, it sometimes feels like the two most common criticisms of EA are that it focuses too much on measurable data (e.g. critiquing randomista-related areas of EA) and that it focuses too little on measurable data (e.g. critiquing AI safety). This seems like a sign that we could better explain ourselves.
One area of genuine difference might be regarding impact investing: plenty of EA’s believe you should invest instead of donating now, but impact investing seems relatively rare (OpenPhil’s investment in Imposssible Foods being one prominent counter example). I’m curious if you have read Founders Pledge’s report on impact investing? In particular: you mentioned divestment from publicly traded companies, which FP considers an especially difficult way to have an impact (Principle 4, pages 17-27). I would be curious to hear if you disagree with any of their claims, or the examples they analyzed like Acumen Fund.