jall

Karma: 7

Interested in qualia research, consciousness formalism, and paradise engineering

jall 14 Oct 2022 23:26 UTC
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in reply to: blonergan’s comment on: Measuring Good Better
ah, of course. thanks!

jall 14 Oct 2022 20:17 UTC
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on: Measuring Good Better
A $1,000 cash transfer costs a bit more than $1,000 to deliver

I’m surprised by this claim!
GiveDirectly’s published figures for delivery costs are 10-20% of the total funds, and the financials seem to back this up to my naive eye: “Direct Grants” dominate all other expenses. 9:1 or 8:1 is way different than 1:1 suggested here
How’s this figure calculated?

jall 23 Feb 2021 19:37 UTC
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on: Why EA groups should not use “Effective Altruism” in their name.

Anecdote: This came up in my EA Intro Fellowship group discussion last week. Someone had heard of EA way back but thought the “Effective” part made us sound like wankers & didn’t explore further (until recently).