Speaking very broadly, EAs seem to have two main goals: getting more people to redirect their donations to more effective charities, and getting more people to donate more of their resources to charity.
There are multiple effective paths to impact, and only some of these involve making or giving money. I think it’s important to be clear about this: there are already critiques of the EA movement out there which foster this misconception (see e.g. the RationalWiki entry on EA), and this may be turning away people that would otherwise be receptive to our ideas.
That’s a good point. I don’t just think in terms of money when I talk about “donations” and “resources,” but there’s not really a very concise or clear way to talk about the very broad array of actions people can take that are consistent with EA goals.
I agree with what you say, except for this:
There are multiple effective paths to impact, and only some of these involve making or giving money. I think it’s important to be clear about this: there are already critiques of the EA movement out there which foster this misconception (see e.g. the RationalWiki entry on EA), and this may be turning away people that would otherwise be receptive to our ideas.
That’s a good point. I don’t just think in terms of money when I talk about “donations” and “resources,” but there’s not really a very concise or clear way to talk about the very broad array of actions people can take that are consistent with EA goals.