We are making decisions every single day, however a lot less frequently than every second.*
An additional consideration for the benefits of Triage is to address decision fatigue. Triage is a methodology and can be considered a logical, sequential system of prioritization to prevent the overwhelm of making a decision on a decision. Triage is a way of weighing options quickly and consistently. I believe most of us here have the privilege of making gradual decisions, especially in everyday life.
Triage is to maintain calm in chaotic and emotional environments of immediate and obvious human suffering. Many of us, especially Earn to Give, are often shielded from those environments. The media we have access to understand tropical diseases or other high-impact, low-cost is not necessarily personal or visceral. Every choice we make takes considerable energy, from breakfast to whether to acknowledge a human we see in clear distress with a cardboard sign requesting assistance.
I get frustrated when I see charity organizations pushing images of suffering as it often portrays an image of inferiority of recipient below the giver rather than equal. I believe the reality of the living conditions of our fellow man needs to be transparent, but presented in a context where people have space to understand the systems that create these disparities in the first place. Poor people deserve privacy in their lives as much as those with an semblance of wealth. However, whether an intimate knowledge of someones life conditions is necessary to provide effective support is a discussion for another space.
For triage to be conducted in the context of Effective Altruism, there need to be explicit and accessible guidelines and best practices to of how to process the information about various sources on how to prioritize recipients of abundance. I am at the beginning of this journey, so I ask for your understanding as I continue to learn through the resources provided and contribute my reflections along the way.
We are making decisions every single day, however a lot less frequently than every second.*
An additional consideration for the benefits of Triage is to address decision fatigue. Triage is a methodology and can be considered a logical, sequential system of prioritization to prevent the overwhelm of making a decision on a decision. Triage is a way of weighing options quickly and consistently. I believe most of us here have the privilege of making gradual decisions, especially in everyday life.
Triage is to maintain calm in chaotic and emotional environments of immediate and obvious human suffering. Many of us, especially Earn to Give, are often shielded from those environments. The media we have access to understand tropical diseases or other high-impact, low-cost is not necessarily personal or visceral. Every choice we make takes considerable energy, from breakfast to whether to acknowledge a human we see in clear distress with a cardboard sign requesting assistance.
I get frustrated when I see charity organizations pushing images of suffering as it often portrays an image of inferiority of recipient below the giver rather than equal. I believe the reality of the living conditions of our fellow man needs to be transparent, but presented in a context where people have space to understand the systems that create these disparities in the first place. Poor people deserve privacy in their lives as much as those with an semblance of wealth. However, whether an intimate knowledge of someones life conditions is necessary to provide effective support is a discussion for another space.
For triage to be conducted in the context of Effective Altruism, there need to be explicit and accessible guidelines and best practices to of how to process the information about various sources on how to prioritize recipients of abundance. I am at the beginning of this journey, so I ask for your understanding as I continue to learn through the resources provided and contribute my reflections along the way.