Analyst in the Australian Treasury reporting on the economies of Australiaâs major trading partners and financial markets. Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge member since September 2022. EA Sydney organiser.
Mitchell Laughlinđ¸
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I read somewhere that around 2% of EA donations are allocated towards animal welfare. I donât know what an ideal worldâs split would be, but it would have AW funding at a lot higher than 2%.
Strongly upvoting so others see it. This is similar in fashion to some work that Greg Sadler has done with Good Ancestors Policy in Australia (which has had a surprising amount of success). I also know Ben from some time when we were both in Canberra and am comfortable in vouching for his character.
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I understand this is a joke, but I think itâs in poor taste.
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On 2. Have you reached out to AIM? Given their recent work in incubating new effective giving organisations they might be well equipped to support you.
Best of luck with this!
tldr, thanks for writing.
I would consider myself to be a very trusting and forgiving person who always starts with the mentality of âYes, but most people are inherently goodâ. I definitely went through a long period of âAh well I mean surely Sam (SBF) isnât actually a âbadâ guy rightâ. This felt like a productive slap in the face.
I would still prefer to be more than less trusting, but maybe I should dial it back a bit. Thanks.
I often find it quite hard to emotionally connect with longtermist ideas despite seeing their rational appeal. This was helpful, and sweet. Thank you for sharing.
I noticed there was one Jewish organisation and one Christian organisation on the list, and am familiar with GiveDirectlyâs 2022-2023 Zakat fund. Do you know if there is an organisation focussed on effective giving for Muslims? Afterfund was mentioned here but Iâm not sure how effective the proposed interventions would be in contrast to others that the EA community would typically support. Not sure if itâs worth flagging, but Iâm not Muslim, just interested!
Thanks!
This is super cool! Best of luck! I see you took inspiration from the Life You Can Saveâs logo too!
Done!
Thank you!
Super helpful addition, thanks Mo.
This was helpful, thanks Vasco.
[Question] Is there a pubÂlic tracker deÂpictÂing at what dates AI has been able to auÂtoÂmate x% of cogÂniÂtive tasks (weighted by 2020 ecoÂnomic value)?
I really like Bastilleâs Hope For the Future (especially their Coal Drops version).
Be More Kind by Frank Turner is a really lovely song.
This feels self-flagellating, and after reading your family planning vs animal welfare piece, in which you spent 26% of the word count explaining why your analysis was bad despite pretty much all of the comments being positive, and which I think was really valuable, I am a little worried you might be underselling yourself.
As Charlieâs said, it is a little tricky for an outsider to know what youâre capable of without more information. I donât want to be unrealistic and suggest that youâll be able to do whatever you set your mind to, but I would note that aptitude is not fixed.
If it would help to have some back and forth with someone, feel free to reach out.