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MichaelDickens

Karma: 5,417

I do independent research on EA topics. I write about whatever seems important, tractable, and interesting (to me). Lately, I mainly write about EA investing strategy, but my attention span is too short to pick just one topic.

I have a website: https://​​mdickens.me/​​ Most of the content on my website gets cross-posted to the EA Forum.

My favorite things that I’ve written: https://​​mdickens.me/​​favorite-posts/​​

I used to work as a software developer at Affirm.

Re­v­erse-Eng­ineer­ing the Philan­thropic Dis­count Rate

MichaelDickensJul 9, 2021, 6:32 PM
30 points
0 comments19 min readEA link

As­set Allo­ca­tion and Lev­er­age for Altru­ists with Constraints

MichaelDickensDec 14, 2020, 8:48 PM
31 points
0 comments25 min readEA link

Un­cor­re­lated In­vest­ments for Altruists

MichaelDickensNov 23, 2020, 11:03 PM
58 points
15 comments25 min readEA link

If Causes Differ Astro­nom­i­cally in Cost-Effec­tive­ness, Then Per­sonal Fit In Ca­reer Choice Is Unimportant

MichaelDickensNov 23, 2020, 10:47 PM
22 points
9 comments2 min readEA link

Donor-Ad­vised Funds vs. Tax­able Ac­counts for Pa­tient Donors

MichaelDickensOct 19, 2020, 8:38 PM
44 points
15 comments10 min readEA link

MichaelDick­ens’s Quick takes

MichaelDickensSep 24, 2020, 12:01 AM
7 points
24 comments1 min readEA link

“Dis­ap­point­ing Fu­tures” Might Be As Im­por­tant As Ex­is­ten­tial Risks

MichaelDickensSep 3, 2020, 1:15 AM
96 points
18 comments25 min readEA link

Giv­ing Now vs. Later for Ex­is­ten­tial Risk: An Ini­tial Approach

MichaelDickensAug 29, 2020, 1:04 AM
14 points
2 comments28 min readEA link

Should We Pri­ori­tize Long-Term Ex­is­ten­tial Risk?

MichaelDickensAug 20, 2020, 2:23 AM
28 points
17 comments3 min readEA link

The Im­por­tance of Un­known Ex­is­ten­tial Risks

MichaelDickensJul 23, 2020, 7:09 PM
72 points
11 comments12 min readEA link

Es­ti­mat­ing the Philan­thropic Dis­count Rate

MichaelDickensJul 3, 2020, 4:58 PM
81 points
21 comments40 min readEA link

How Much Lev­er­age Should Altru­ists Use?

MichaelDickensJan 7, 2020, 4:25 AM
70 points
64 comments48 min readEA link

How Can Donors In­cen­tivize Good Pre­dic­tions on Im­por­tant but Un­pop­u­lar Topics?

MichaelDickensFeb 3, 2019, 1:11 AM
27 points
4 comments3 min readEA link

Should Global Poverty Donors Give Now or Later? An In-Depth Analysis

MichaelDickensJan 22, 2019, 4:45 AM
22 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Why Do Small Donors Give Now, But Large Donors Give Later?

MichaelDickensOct 28, 2018, 1:51 AM
11 points
2 comments1 min readEA link
(mdickens.me)

Where Some Peo­ple Donated in 2017

MichaelDickensFeb 11, 2018, 9:55 PM
18 points
4 comments5 min readEA link

Where I Am Donat­ing in 2016

MichaelDickensNov 1, 2016, 4:10 AM
17 points
39 comments19 min readEA link

Ded­i­cated Donors May Not Want to Sign the Giv­ing What We Can Pledge

MichaelDickensOct 30, 2016, 3:26 AM
17 points
20 comments4 min readEA link

Altru­is­tic Or­ga­ni­za­tions Should Con­sider Coun­ter­fac­tu­als When Hiring

MichaelDickensSep 11, 2016, 4:19 AM
1 point
17 comments2 min readEA link

Why the Open Philan­thropy Pro­ject Should Pri­ori­tize Wild An­i­mal Suffering

MichaelDickensAug 26, 2016, 2:08 AM
22 points
16 comments2 min readEA link