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Effective altruism is saying one should donate by logic/ROI.
by spectrum1234 8y ago
Effective altruism is saying one should donate by logic/ROI.
- nandorsky 8y agoThe way I read it is people would follow this method if the data was more readily available and the issue is access to data.
- whack 8y agoThey are both generally true. In the absence of data, people default towards their emotional connections. Ie, a cancer survivor donating to a cancer charity. But if someone could provide data showing persuasively that you can save 10x more lives via malaria charities, that would often override the emotional appeals for many people. It's much easier to give in to your emotions, when you aren't encumbered by contradictory data.