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Hi, Pepijn here, co-founder of the Tien Procent Club (Dutch org that promotes effective giving) and a highly irregular reader of this forum.
Here's my quick take:
I think there's an opportunity to make much better EA videos simply by interviewing founders of the most effective non-profits. The medium is the message, and video lends itself perfectly for conveying emotions. It feels like there's a lot of room left to produce entertaining, exciting and high information density videos on effective non-profits.
Explanation:
I know there are some explainers about EA concepts out there but their main problem is that they're cerebral and often quite abstract.
Compare this to how moving, concrete and personal s3 movies are. Check this EA-adjacent episode about Make Sunsets, who are trialling ultra cheap atmospheric sulphur dioxide insertion and you'll see what I mean.
All s3 videos are about deeptech startups and their passionate, quirky, high energy founders. These movies are made (at least the first episodes) by a single person, Jason Carman.
They excel in:
1) bringing across the infectious energy of startup founders
2) showcasing ideas and pathways that make the future something to be excited about
3) being entertaining because of high information and novel concepts density -- check this one with Casey Handmer.
No need to reinvent the wheel here. A single talented individual could start doing this, simply copying and slightly modifying the s3 style.
Hey! I lead the GCRCB team at Open Philanthropy, which as part of our portfolio funds "meta EA" stuff (e.g. CEA).
I like the high-level idea here (haven't thought through the details).
We're happy to receive proposals like this for media communicating EA ideas and practices. Feel free to apply here, or if you have a more early-stage idea, feel free to DM me on here with a short description — no need for polish — and I'll get back to you with a quick take about whether it's something we might be interested in. : )
Related Q: is there a list of EA media project that you would like to see more of but ones that currently do not exist?