[Podcast] Luke Freeman on Giving What We Can and Community Building

Luke Freeman is the Executive Director of Giving What We Can (GWWC), a community that "aims to create a culture where people are inspired to give more, and give more effectively." Before this, Luke was a entrepreneur and marketing specialist. This included co-founding Positly, a start-up that helps social-scientists find high quality research participants.

In this episode, Luke begins by describing the history of GWWC. We then discuss some criticisms of foreign aid, such as whether it can beat efforts to improve GDP growth, and the role of RCTs. After that, we unpack what GWWC do now in more detail. This includes some interesting tangents on virtue signaling, risk-taking, and the role of the media in relation to charity. Lastly, we talk about Luke's work with Positly, plus his view on how tech and marketing (should) relate to EA.

I'm creating this thread in case anyone wanted to share their thoughts on the topics covered in this episode. This is in the spirit of MichaelA's suggestion of posting all EA-relevant content here. Cheers!