I am a retired software guy. I’m here to learn more about being as effective as possible with my donations, and also just out of curiosity about the subject.
TomAtlanta
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I read the link to “Is effective altruism growing? An update on the stock of funding vs. people”
I don’t understand this:
How much funding is committed to effective altruism (going forward)? Around $46 billion.
Do you mean $46 billion to all effective altruism groups, or the researchers, or what? As it is used in this forum, does EA refer to a particular group that uses this forum, or effective altruism in general?
Thanks for the info. I had never heard of Dustin Moskovitz and Sam Bankman-Fried. I just read about them on wikipedia. Now it makes more sense.
I hope my comment comes across as curious rather than judgemental.
Is this the most effective use of our money? Flying a long distance to go to an in person conference? What if you stayed home and gave the money you would spend on the conference to an effective charity?
Just asking as I get into the whole EA mindset. I spend a lot of money on luxuries that could be better spent on charity. I don’t look down on anyone who chooses to spend money to go to this conference. Curious about your thoughts on this.