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It sounds like her strategy given her words and this list, is to look for teams who have executed well and not give much thought into what they are actually doi
by mchusma 5y ago
It sounds like her strategy given her words and this list, is to look for teams who have executed well and not give much thought into what they are actually doing. There is not 1 ounce of effective altruism in this post, and this list of charities wouldn't likely fair well in expected impact.
This is in sharp contrast to the Gates foundation or Musk's work, where they think a lot about what they can do to build a better future, then work from there.
I'm pretty skeptical looking at this list that this teams-first approach will deliver as much results. For example, if she gave $10M to Cal State Fullerton, a state funded institution with a back of the envelope funding of $300m/year, it's hard to think how that would deliver much. And maybe that is the point, she's hoping it might contribute somehow to 100-10,000 additional productive members of society. But all these bets seem similar. It will be very hard to know if it did any good for the world.
I'm trying to not be too critical, I think philanthropy has a role ideally to fill the white space between government and for profit industries. And her money is enough to really do clear good in the world. I am really hoping she becomes a new mega-force for good.
- phillipcarter 5y ago> where they think a lot about what they can do to build a better future What they're really doing is thinking about the future that they personally want and selectively funding that in a way that they ensure they also continue to gain wealth. That's my interpretation, at least. I don't like "effective altruism".
- kthejoker2 5y agoYeah, I don't understand why we as a society trust billionaires to decide what our most important problems are, much less how best to solve them.