More people need to do this. From what I’ve seen from others’ campaigns, this really is an effective use of time, and has the added benefit of getting a conversation about effective altruism going with friends and family.
As an introvert, it is usually difficult for me to bring up the topic of EA with family, so this is an excellent excuse to not only get donations for the event itself, but also to talk more deeply about EA at family gatherings.
With that said, I haven’t actually done this myself yet. Most of the reason for me posting this comment is to motivate me to actually move forward with doing this, and I figure publicly posting this intention will make me more likely to follow through on it.
More people need to do this. From what I’ve seen from others’ campaigns, this really is an effective use of time, and has the added benefit of getting a conversation about effective altruism going with friends and family.
As an introvert, it is usually difficult for me to bring up the topic of EA with family, so this is an excellent excuse to not only get donations for the event itself, but also to talk more deeply about EA at family gatherings.
With that said, I haven’t actually done this myself yet. Most of the reason for me posting this comment is to motivate me to actually move forward with doing this, and I figure publicly posting this intention will make me more likely to follow through on it.
Hey Eric. Great idea to post as a pre-commitment! I think a lot of people have used this as a kickoff point to talk about EA.