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In an interview with Sam back in March, he told me that effective altruism (EF) was "the central reason that [he] founded FTX, to find a way to donate as much as [he] can."
cryptobriefing.com/rise-ftx-excha
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I would like to be a more effective altruist, but I get analysis paralysis and rarely give money until the cashier asks me to donate to sick children or something.
Where do you donate, and how do make those decisions?
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Good place to chart: givewell.org/charities/top-
Also encourage finding 1-3 causes that are personal + lesser-known (high impact). For ex, mine is support for urban HS debate programs.
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+1 to these.
You can also choose something that offsets your own externalities. I eat quite a lot of meat, but know that factory farming is torture, so I give mostly to animal welfare charities.
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As for how much to give, I think 10% of pretax income is a really good number, for the reasons outlined in this post:
slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/19/nob
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yup!
One thing I'd say: _definitely_ don't feel discouraged at all from giving more.
But also don't feel compelled to do more than 10% unless it feels _right_ to you.
the rationalists strike again!
Giving is always good (kudos to all of you), but EA can become a bit twisted at the extremes.
Following 's sentiment, I think EA can and should be tempered, in a healthy way, by not neglecting what E. Burke called the "little platoons."
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