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I have several orders of magnitude less resources than she does but I do the thing which I think scales the best. I just give directly to poor people.
by mkoubaa 2y ago
I have several orders of magnitude less resources than she does but I do the thing which I think scales the best.
I just give directly to poor people.
- MrMcCall 2y agoEvery little bit helps. What matters to our human being development is how we have tuned our heart to appreciate what we have and how we can positively affect those less fortunate. We should be moved to action, as you are, by the misery of our fellow human beings. Pink Floyd's "On the Turning Away" is a powerful anthem to how modern society's inertia runs in opposition to your heart's powerful compassion, the compassion we should all embrace. Peace be with you, my friend. You are beloved.
- exitb 2y agoThat’s a loaded statement. In terms of directness, how do you decide which people to help? In terms of scaling, how do you know that if everyone did what you do, the resources would actually flow to all parties according to their needs, rather than towards those that are best at reaching wealthy individuals?
- mkoubaa 2y agoI either know a poor person (it helps not to insulate yourself from them) or donate to a direct charity. The most famous of these is GiveDirectly but there are others. It scales because there is by definition no overhead, accounting, or infrastructure
- itsdrewmiller 2y agoYou think givedirectly has no overhead accounting or infrastructure?
- koonsolo 2y agoSo you propose she donates $2B directly to some poor people she knows? This HN comment section gets more ridiculous every time I take a look at it.
- HDThoreaun 2y agohttps://www.givedirectly.org/ https://www.givedirectly.org/
- koonsolo 2y agoThey take a 20% cut. It really can't get any more ridiculous than this.
- HDThoreaun 2y agohttps://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/givedirectly-cash-for-poverty-relief-program https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/gi...
- mkoubaa 2y agoNo I do not propose that.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoMoney can definitely leveraged to make bigger impacts. For example you can use money on lobbying that results in the government itself providing better programming. Systemic improvements can also make a bigger impact than buying a family’s food for a year
- mkoubaa 2y agoYes but this thesis is oversaturated