One of the reasons I like Intentional Insights is that it has the potential to spark interest in EA among people who probably wouldn’t become interested in EA otherwise—the counterfactual argument here is stronger than for GWWC or other meta-charities because Gleb is reach out to a group that’s less close to EA.
I also think that we should really encourage and incentivize projects like this—we need more people doing EA outreach. There is absolutely no guarantee that this project will succeed, but Gleb has shown evidence of success and the expected value seems fairly large.
Scott, indeed, whether we get interest in EA or simply effective giving with more money channeled toward effective charities, the impact could be large, especially from a counterfactual perspective. I’m not necessarily trying to get people to grow into EAs, but simply change their habits of giving somewhat, prioritizing effective charities and expanding their circle of compassion. Getting people to give to effective charities without self-identifying as an EA would be a quite fine outcome :-)
One of the reasons I like Intentional Insights is that it has the potential to spark interest in EA among people who probably wouldn’t become interested in EA otherwise—the counterfactual argument here is stronger than for GWWC or other meta-charities because Gleb is reach out to a group that’s less close to EA.
I also think that we should really encourage and incentivize projects like this—we need more people doing EA outreach. There is absolutely no guarantee that this project will succeed, but Gleb has shown evidence of success and the expected value seems fairly large.
Scott, indeed, whether we get interest in EA or simply effective giving with more money channeled toward effective charities, the impact could be large, especially from a counterfactual perspective. I’m not necessarily trying to get people to grow into EAs, but simply change their habits of giving somewhat, prioritizing effective charities and expanding their circle of compassion. Getting people to give to effective charities without self-identifying as an EA would be a quite fine outcome :-)