I don’t love the name “Effective Ventures Foundation” though. My initial reaction is that it’s not terrible but not great either. It feels more like a business, or even a specific philanthropy. I’m also not sure it describes well what effective altruism is about (as much as you can describe anything in a name).
Maybe it’s just me though? I wonder what others’ thoughts are behind the name, and how it was chosen?
My initial reaction is that it’s not terrible but not great either. It feels more like a business, or even a specific philanthropy. I’m also not sure it describes well what effective altruism is about (as much as you can describe anything in a name).
I would guess this is at least somewhat intentional, my guess is that some of the orgs under EV (most obviously CEA) want to identify with effective altruism, while others think the brand is too costly for them.
My best guess is that the name “Effective Ventures Foundation” would not have been chosen as the new name of CEA if they had not gotten the ev.org domain. Though I think the new name (and the absence of the “A”) correspond to a gradual change in EA culture in recent years. One can call it sign neglect.
Most of this makes sense thanks.
I don’t love the name “Effective Ventures Foundation” though. My initial reaction is that it’s not terrible but not great either. It feels more like a business, or even a specific philanthropy. I’m also not sure it describes well what effective altruism is about (as much as you can describe anything in a name).
Maybe it’s just me though? I wonder what others’ thoughts are behind the name, and how it was chosen?
I would guess this is at least somewhat intentional, my guess is that some of the orgs under EV (most obviously CEA) want to identify with effective altruism, while others think the brand is too costly for them.
My best guess is that the name “Effective Ventures Foundation” would not have been chosen as the new name of CEA if they had not gotten the ev.org domain. Though I think the new name (and the absence of the “A”) correspond to a gradual change in EA culture in recent years. One can call it sign neglect.