Mitchell Laughlin

Economic Analyst @ Treasury, Australian Government
77 karmaJoined Oct 2022Working (0-5 years)Sydney NSW, Australia

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Analyst in the Australian Treasury reporting on comparable economies and the economies of Australia's major trading partners (and occasionally on financial market developments). Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge member since September 2022.

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I often find it quite hard to emotionally connect with longtermist ideas despite seeing their rational appeal. This was helpful, and sweet. Thank you for sharing.

I noticed there was one Jewish organisation and one Christian organisation on the list, and am familiar with GiveDirectly's 2022-2023 Zakat fund. Do you know if there is an organisation focussed on effective giving for Muslims? Afterfund was mentioned here but I'm not sure how effective the proposed interventions would be in contrast to others that the EA community would typically support. Not sure if it's worth flagging, but I'm not Muslim, just interested!

Thanks!

This is super cool! Best of luck! I see you took inspiration from the Life You Can Save's logo too! 

I really like Bastille's Hope For the Future (especially their Coal Drops version).
Be More Kind by Frank Turner is a really lovely song.
 

I'm atheistic/agnostic and am unfamiliar with Dominic Roser.... but I think that discussing the compatibility of EA with religious views/a religious view would be very interesting and appealing to a large number of people. 

Hiya! Wondering if anyone wanted to donation swap with me for 2024?
 
I'm looking to donate around AUD 5,500 each to the Good Food Institute, Giving What We Can, and Family Empowerment Media. I think these are all tax-deductible in the US, UK, and the Netherlands, but sadly not in Australia (update: GWWC is tax-deductible in Australia via EA Australia, also there's currently a funding match for donations made before Jan 31st)

If anyone is planning on making a (roughly) similarly sized donation (GBP 2,900, USD 3,700, EUR 3,300) across 2024 (in one donation or split into months or quarters), to a charity that is tax-deductible in Australia please reach out!!!

Thanks a bunch,
Mitch

Update:
This went excellently and I've organised my swap! Thanks all

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