My recent interest in EA was catalyzed by difficulty feeling excited about anything- I might as well work towards the objective "best" thing
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
did you manage to drink the kool aid (not in a bad way) that their formulations are objective or best? and if so how?
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Replying to @BagelDaughter
donating to top charities is definitely a baseline extremely good thing, possibly not best thing but a v high bar to overcome
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @BagelDaughter
Development Media International, for instance (which I donate to) gets an estimated $10/QALY- almost def optimistic but still
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @BagelDaughter
sounds wrong, usual estimate for best third world charities is more like a few k to save a life
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Replying to @solipsistfever @BagelDaughter
$10/QALY was best estimate as of Will MacAskill writing Doing Good Better
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @BagelDaughter
i've never heard of it elsewhere, any idea why?
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Replying to @solipsistfever @BagelDaughter
I also hadn't heard of it before reading- it's on GiveWell's "other standout charities" list
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curious what you think of this; it seemed superficially persuasive to me http://effective-altruism.com/ea/xo/givewells_charity_recommendations_require_taking/ …
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