If someone isnât already doing so, someone should estimate what % of (self-identified?) EAs donate according to our own principles. This would be useful (1) as a heuristic for the extent to which the movement/âcommunity/âwhatever is living up to its own standards, and (1i) assuming the answer is âdecentlyâ it would be useful evidence for PR/âpublicity/âresponding to marginal-faith tweets during bouts of criticism.
Looking at the Rethink survey from 2020, they have some info about which causes EAs are giving to but they seem to note that not many people respond on this? And itâs not quite the same question. To do: check GWWC for whether they publish anything like this.
Edit to add: maybe an imperfect but simple and quick instrument for this could be something like âFor what fraction of your giving did you attempt a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA), read a CEA, or rely on someone else who said they did a CEA?â. I donât think it actually has to be about whether the respondent got the ârightâ result per se; the point is the principles. Deferring to GiveWell seems like living up to the principles because of how they make their recommendations, etc.
If someone isnât already doing so, someone should estimate what % of (self-identified?) EAs donate according to our own principles. This would be useful (1) as a heuristic for the extent to which the movement/âcommunity/âwhatever is living up to its own standards, and (1i) assuming the answer is âdecentlyâ it would be useful evidence for PR/âpublicity/âresponding to marginal-faith tweets during bouts of criticism.
Looking at the Rethink survey from 2020, they have some info about which causes EAs are giving to but they seem to note that not many people respond on this? And itâs not quite the same question. To do: check GWWC for whether they publish anything like this.
Edit to add: maybe an imperfect but simple and quick instrument for this could be something like âFor what fraction of your giving did you attempt a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA), read a CEA, or rely on someone else who said they did a CEA?â. I donât think it actually has to be about whether the respondent got the ârightâ result per se; the point is the principles. Deferring to GiveWell seems like living up to the principles because of how they make their recommendations, etc.