How influential are the most prominent EA intellectual figures in the Spanish-speaking world?
The short answer would be “not much” :-). Peter Singer is of course known in academic philosophy circles and he has received some recognition. Toby Ord is not well known and Will MacAskill is mentioned most often by a couple of hatchet-job-specialized journalists that present EA as some crazy cult that aims to destroy the world (or something along those lines: I ignore their “work” since I realized I gained nothing from reading it).
What’s distinct about the giving culture in Spain?
Probably that there is not much of a giving culture. The first €250 you give has an 80% tax deduction, costing you just €50. The average yearly donation doesn’t even reach that €250 amount. However, the average Spaniard is not the person we are targeting. I have often found our donors to be not people who were already giving and decided to do it more effectively, but rather people who were very skeptical of the existing alternatives and who started giving significantly upon discovering effective giving.
What surprised you about writing your book?
Lots of things! The many gaps in my reasoning; how the core idea emerged while writing; how much clutter you can remove; how writing improves your thinking; how generous, helpful and supporting my beta readers were...
Answering the questions in the OP:
How influential are the most prominent EA intellectual figures in the Spanish-speaking world?
The short answer would be “not much” :-). Peter Singer is of course known in academic philosophy circles and he has received some recognition. Toby Ord is not well known and Will MacAskill is mentioned most often by a couple of hatchet-job-specialized journalists that present EA as some crazy cult that aims to destroy the world (or something along those lines: I ignore their “work” since I realized I gained nothing from reading it).
What’s distinct about the giving culture in Spain?
Probably that there is not much of a giving culture. The first €250 you give has an 80% tax deduction, costing you just €50. The average yearly donation doesn’t even reach that €250 amount. However, the average Spaniard is not the person we are targeting. I have often found our donors to be not people who were already giving and decided to do it more effectively, but rather people who were very skeptical of the existing alternatives and who started giving significantly upon discovering effective giving.
What surprised you about writing your book?
Lots of things! The many gaps in my reasoning; how the core idea emerged while writing; how much clutter you can remove; how writing improves your thinking; how generous, helpful and supporting my beta readers were...