Dave Cortright 🔸

• Dave Cortright 🔸 1 Sep 2024 18:13 UTC

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  on: DaveC’s Shortform

  I’m proud to announce the 5-minute animated short on mental health I wrote back in 2020 is finally finished! I’d love you to watch it and let me know what you think (like, share…). It’s currently “unlisted” as I wait to see how the production studio wants to release it publicly. But in the meantime I’m sharing it with my extended network.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 13 Aug 2024 15:53 UTC

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  on: “AI Safety for Fleshy Hu­mans” an AI Safety ex­plainer by Nicky Case

  Part 2 is now available

  https://​​aisafety.dance/​​p2/​​

• Dave Cortright 🔸 24 Jul 2024 19:47 UTC

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  on: DaveC’s Shortform

  Mental health org in India that follows the paraprofessional model
  https://​​reasonstobecheerful.world/​​maanasi-mental-health-care-women/​​

  #mental-health-cause-area

Ap­ply now: Get “un­stuck” with the New IFS Self-Care Fel­low­ship Program

• Dave Cortright 🔸 18 Jun 2024 18:22 UTC

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  in reply to: Alex Mallen’s comment on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  I appreciate your perspective Alan and trust that everyone reading this has the agency to determine for themselves what is the best use of their time. I found watching the video gave me a better understanding of the challenges and benefits of unconditional cash transfers.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 18 Jun 2024 17:30 UTC

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  in reply to: Ben Millwood🔸’s comment on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  Neither Joseph nor I were taking a black-or-white view of things. My “is the world better” thought experiment is merely a first-order approximation of a complex issue. I apologize if that was not clear.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 16 Jun 2024 22:58 UTC

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  in reply to: Ben Millwood🔸’s comment on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  So capitalization matters. I can get behind that 😊

• Dave Cortright 🔸 16 Jun 2024 19:14 UTC

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  on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  I’ve updated the title, but to those of you who had a problem with me asserting that engaging publicly with Give Directly qualifies someone as an EA, what criteria do you think is required for someone/​something to be in EA? There’s no standards certification body, so in my estimation it comes down to “the eye of the beholder”. But curious what others think.

  For example, I heavily support Vegan Outreach because their goal is to get people to go vegan as efficiently as possible. Yet they aren’t on any EA animal welfare lists, they’re not interested in going to the conferences or getting more involved in the community. They want to focus on vegan conversations. And I respect that.

  Giving What We Can also said as much in their latest blog post on the pledge, noting that pledgers get to decide what they consider is effective. https://​​www.givingwhatwecan.org/​​en/​​blog/​​5-things-you-ve-got-wrong-about-the-giving-what-we-can-pledge

• Dave Cortright 🔸 16 Jun 2024 18:12 UTC

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  in reply to: Joseph Lemien’s comment on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  First and foremost Jimmy wants to create a compelling story that gets people to watch. Maybe it all could be done a bit less dramatically, but overall I think he does a good job of representing people as just needing some resources and opportunities to build a better life for themselves.

  At the end of the day, is the world better off for having this video in it and all the good done in its production? Yes, I think it’s a net positive.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 16 Jun 2024 18:07 UTC

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  in reply to: JackM’s comment on: Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

  I spoke with Jimmy 2 years ago and talked with him about EA, which he had already heard of through a friend. He’s definitely aware of it. Whether or not he considers himself an EA is another story, but he is engaging with an effective philanthropy, and doing a lot of good in the world not only through his direct work but also driving awareness via his massive platform. That looks effective from my perspective.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 16 Jun 2024 15:31 UTC

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  on: In­tro­duc­ing the Profit for Good Blog: Trans­form­ing Busi­ness for Charity

  What do you think about orgs that donate a portion of their profits, like Ivory Ella or Endangered Species Chocolate?

Vlog Brothers (Hank and John Green) are pro­mot­ing re­duced beef consumption

Mr Beast is now offi­cially en­gaged in effec­tive giv­ing!

• Dave Cortright 🔸 10 Jun 2024 5:56 UTC

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  on: In­tro­duc­ing the Profit for Good Blog: Trans­form­ing Busi­ness for Charity

  I’m a fan of this concept. Would love to see your analysis of https://​​good.store by the vlog brothers

• Dave Cortright 🔸 30 May 2024 17:53 UTC

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  on: A Scar Worth Bear­ing: My Im­prob­a­ble Story of Kid­ney Donation

  Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth! I donated bone marrow, and enthusiastically recommend others consider signing up for medical donation programs like the ones listed above.

• Dave Cortright 🔸 30 May 2024 0:14 UTC

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  on: EA Men­tal Health pod­cast from the Flour­ish­ing Minds Fund

  Here’s another one worth a listen: Changing the Game: StrongMinds’ Mission to Improve Mental Health Globally on The Giving What We Can Podcast

  https://​​overcast.fm/​​+y62ecrUYI

EA Men­tal Health pod­cast from the Flour­ish­ing Minds Fund

• Dave Cortright 🔸 22 May 2024 23:24 UTC

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  on: Self-Care: Use Cut­ting Edge Psy­chother­a­peu­tic Meth­ods (CBT, IFS) with a Matched Buddy or Sup­port-Group Now.

  Minor grammatical correction: “deeper seated” is the more apt idiom, rather than “deeper suited” 🤓

• Dave Cortright 🔸 5 May 2024 22:17 UTC

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  on: DaveC’s Shortform

  Edgy and data-driven TED talk on how the older generations in America are undermining the youth. Worth a watch.
  

• Dave Cortright 🔸 3 May 2024 17:50 UTC

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  on: DaveC’s Shortform

  I haven’t gone through this all the way, but I’ve loved Nicky Case’s previous explainers.
  https://​​aisafety.dance/​​