Sam Robinson 🔸

• Sam Robinson 🔸 15 Jan 2026 12:26 UTC

  1 point

  1 ∶ 0

  on: Pro­pose a de­bate topic—I’ll run one

  The EA Forum should hold more debate weeks

  it’s hard to know without (a) what the counterfactual is for the forum team, and (b) some impact stories/​ botecs/​ indications of what debate weeks have resulted in.

Max­imis­ing EAG value as a student

• Sam Robinson 🔸 21 Mar 2025 14:53 UTC

  7 points

  2 ∶ 0

  on: In defense of quan­tify­ing suffering

  This is a great post—thanks, Frances! This comes up a lot in my conversations about EA, and I really appreciate the clarity you’ve brought to it.

  One line that really stood out to me was:

  “And shouldn’t everyone have the organs that they so desperately need?”

  I think it can be useful to acknowledge that the answer to this question is a clear yes. When I talk to people about triage, I always try to acknowledge that, ideally, we wouldn’t have to make these trade-offs at all. Our ultimate goal isn’t to help only those above a certain threshold—it’s to help everyone.

  We prioritise not because we think some lives matter more, but because we wish we could help everyone.

• Sam Robinson 🔸 5 Feb 2025 11:01 UTC

  45 points

  9 ∶ 4

  on: Sam Robin­son’s Quick takes

  Part of me thinks we should spend years reflecting on lifelong decisions before making them; hence, we ought not encourage young people (e.g., university students) to sign the GWWC pledge.

  However, a bigger part of me thinks locking in altruistic desires to mitigate future selfishness is *exactly* what we should be doing. Some argue that we shouldn’t make life-long decisions as young people because our preferences and values may change. Yet, to me, this is all the more reason to take the GWWC pledge; it is precisely because our altruistic tendencies might weaken that we should lock those values in. I want to do things that increase the likelihood of future-Sam still wanting to help others as much as current-Sam.

  Separately, starting to donate when you’re young can make the process much easier! I began giving 10% when I got my first job at 16, and it has never felt aversive or difficult. I don’t think “I’ve earnt £100, so now I have to give up £10”, instead, I just view it as earning £90. I imagine that if I started this practice aged 40, I would long for that extra £10 much more.

Where CEA staff are donat­ing in 2024

Shap­ing effec­tive al­tru­ism: Light­ning talks on com­mu­nity and field building

• Sam Robinson 🔸 25 Sep 2024 12:45 UTC

  6 points

  2 ∶ 0

  on: Need ad­vice on Univer­sity group com­mit­tees/​post in­tro-fel­low­ship tracks.

  Hey, this page might be helpful for you! Happy to chat as well if you’d like a soundboard : )

  https://​​resources.eagroups.org/​​post-intro-fellowship-strategy-considerations

• Sam Robinson 🔸 1 Jul 2024 14:45 UTC

  2 points

  0 ∶ 0

  on: An­nounc­ing a New S-Risk In­tro­duc­tory Fellowship

  This looks great; however, I can’t seem to find the dates when it will be run?

• Sam Robinson 🔸 20 Feb 2024 9:34 UTC

  2 points

  1 ∶ 0

  on: What skills, ca­reers, and ex­pe­riences should young EAs pur­sue as the AI rev­olu­tion looms?

  If you haven’t had 80k advising before, that could be a great place to start!

Things newer (uni­ver­sity) group or­ganisers should know about

• Sam Robinson 🔸 13 Oct 2023 10:14 UTC

  1 point

  0 ∶ 0

  in reply to: eirine🔸’s comment on: Launch­ing the new EA Groups Re­source Cen­tre

  Hi Eirine, thank you for this! We’ve updated the link in this post; however, we cannot seem to find the second URL. If you let us know where that link was located it can amended asap! Thank you again for flagging.

[Question] Launch­ing the new EA Groups Re­source Cen­tre

• Sam Robinson 🔸 16 Aug 2023 17:00 UTC

  11 points

  3 ∶ 1

  on: Sam Robin­son’s Quick takes

  EAs inflect upwards with their intonation. I think this is used to signal uncertainty and epistemic humility. However, it’s often excessive and highly noticeable to non-EAs; I saw my family for the first time in six weeks, having been in Trajan during this period, and they highlighted this change in my voice (with much mockery). I thought it might be worth noting for those that aren’t aware : )

Sam Robin­son’s Quick takes

• Sam Robinson 🔸 28 Jul 2023 9:31 UTC

  1 point

  0 ∶ 0

  on: S-risk In­tro Fellowship

  Hi there, is there a syllabus for this available?

• Sam Robinson 🔸 21 Jun 2023 8:12 UTC

  1 point

  2 ∶ 0

  on: A Friendly Face (Another Failure Story)

  Hi Karl, just wanted to say that impact aside, I really ENJOYED reading this. Thanks for writing!

EA Glos­sary

• Sam Robinson 🔸 2 Jun 2023 20:03 UTC

  2 points

  0 ∶ 0

  on: Things I Learned by Spend­ing Five Thou­sand Hours In Non-EA Charities

  Do you have any suggestions or takes about ways to move towards the sketches for EA integration for points 1 and 4?

[Question] Coun­ter­fac­tual EA Suc­cess Sto­ries Examples