Thanks for your post—it sounds like the calculator strongly impacted your decision making in a positive way. Were you already aware of EA ideas before encountering it? And do you think that it was the visual presentation of how far your money can go, or the ease of the calculations that was particularly compelling?
It seems like an easy win would be to make the results of the calculator easily shareable, perhaps with a post to facebook button.
Yup, I was already actively aware of EA ideas before encountering it, but it helped me become more aware and clearly visualize the impact of my giving. I think it helped make me a better aspiring effective altruist :-)
I think it was primarily specific visual presentation of how far my money can go that made it really compelling, and secondarily the ease of the calculations.
Nice idea about the making the results of the calculator easily shareable! I’ll pass it on to The Life You Can Save.
Thanks for your post—it sounds like the calculator strongly impacted your decision making in a positive way. Were you already aware of EA ideas before encountering it? And do you think that it was the visual presentation of how far your money can go, or the ease of the calculations that was particularly compelling?
It seems like an easy win would be to make the results of the calculator easily shareable, perhaps with a post to facebook button.
Yup, I was already actively aware of EA ideas before encountering it, but it helped me become more aware and clearly visualize the impact of my giving. I think it helped make me a better aspiring effective altruist :-)
I think it was primarily specific visual presentation of how far my money can go that made it really compelling, and secondarily the ease of the calculations.
Nice idea about the making the results of the calculator easily shareable! I’ll pass it on to The Life You Can Save.