I'm curious about disabilities demographics in EA (both mental health and physical health). As far as i can remember, the EA survey never asked that, but it seems like something relevant to ask.
An idea i've had for a while: Making an Effective Altruism/DGB board game might might be an high impact project.
The reasons for why that would be are rough, but sensible i think.
1: Games can teach mindsets and viewpoints of the world that other media cannot, and since much of EA is counterintuitive, a game can be a great learning tool.
2: It can serve the same purpose as an documentary (aka: an EA awareness tool)
3: could be fun to whip out at EA hangouts and play with people new to EA ; related to 1st point.
4: Board games are having an golden age right now, with more people buying them then ever, and marketing/releasing a board game is radically cheaper then in the past, as far as i can tell.
what are some reasons not to pursue this project?
Well...
1: making a game takes long time, and...
2: Terrible career capital (as far as i can tell)
So unless you have much game design experience, or can persuade a fellow game designer to do it, it's very much not worth your time. 80 000 hours and CEA may be able to do something with this project, but otherwise im drawing a blank.
I have made a rough sketch of how a game like this would work, but it's not very good because i am not a game designer.
suggestion for possible low hanging fruit: getting DGB, The life you can save, and 80k into all the libraries in netherlands. Im constantly surprised how few libraries have the books in sweden, and the benefit of it is that once you get it in, at least a few people will read it, and it gets easier for a potental EA to get into EA if there is good reading material in their vicinity. thats my idea at least
other then that, i'll be going to Fest i Nord (a mormon convent), and i'll likely meet someone from netherlands. I'll be sure to mention the EAN to them!
Just a thought: does anyone have any thoughts on religion and EA? I don't mean it in a "saving souls is cost effective" way, more in the moral philosophy way.
My personal take is that unless someone is really hardcore/radical/orthodox, then most of what EA says would be positive/ethical for most religious persons. That is certainly my experience talking to religious folks, no one has ever gotten mad at me unless i get too consequentalist. Religious people might even be more open to giving what we can pledge, and EA altruism in some ways, because of the common practise of tithing. though they might decide that "my faith is the most cost effective", but that only sometimes happens, they seem to donate on top of it usually.
PS: Michael, was it my question on the facebook mental health EA post that prompted you to write this? Just curious.
Hi! i found this study while listening to freakanomics radio, and it says that poverty does indeed lower IQ, which might imply that donating to Givedirectly could be a way to increase IQ?
I don't know, but here is a link to the study. (thank you for writing this, i found your post very interesting)
Hi, i would be interested in joining the slack
My name is Vincent Söderberg, and im a non proffesional artist/writer (altough i am not very productive)
I plan to make a short story for the EA creative writing contest
I'm curious about disabilities demographics in EA (both mental health and physical health). As far as i can remember, the EA survey never asked that, but it seems like something relevant to ask.
It might not be as relevant as i think though.
Great podcast! A question.
1: is it possible to have an episode on the science of movement building? Not that i know much of it.
The link doesn't work sadly, but it sounds cool!
Message me on facebook or my email ( [email protected])
An idea i've had for a while: Making an Effective Altruism/DGB board game might might be an high impact project.
The reasons for why that would be are rough, but sensible i think.
1: Games can teach mindsets and viewpoints of the world that other media cannot, and since much of EA is counterintuitive, a game can be a great learning tool.
2: It can serve the same purpose as an documentary (aka: an EA awareness tool)
3: could be fun to whip out at EA hangouts and play with people new to EA ; related to 1st point.
4: Board games are having an golden age right now, with more people buying them then ever, and marketing/releasing a board game is radically cheaper then in the past, as far as i can tell.
what are some reasons not to pursue this project?
Well...
1: making a game takes long time, and...
2: Terrible career capital (as far as i can tell)
So unless you have much game design experience, or can persuade a fellow game designer to do it, it's very much not worth your time. 80 000 hours and CEA may be able to do something with this project, but otherwise im drawing a blank.
I have made a rough sketch of how a game like this would work, but it's not very good because i am not a game designer.
Thoughts?
suggestion for possible low hanging fruit: getting DGB, The life you can save, and 80k into all the libraries in netherlands. Im constantly surprised how few libraries have the books in sweden, and the benefit of it is that once you get it in, at least a few people will read it, and it gets easier for a potental EA to get into EA if there is good reading material in their vicinity. thats my idea at least
other then that, i'll be going to Fest i Nord (a mormon convent), and i'll likely meet someone from netherlands. I'll be sure to mention the EAN to them!
Interesting read!
Just a thought: does anyone have any thoughts on religion and EA? I don't mean it in a "saving souls is cost effective" way, more in the moral philosophy way.
My personal take is that unless someone is really hardcore/radical/orthodox, then most of what EA says would be positive/ethical for most religious persons. That is certainly my experience talking to religious folks, no one has ever gotten mad at me unless i get too consequentalist. Religious people might even be more open to giving what we can pledge, and EA altruism in some ways, because of the common practise of tithing. though they might decide that "my faith is the most cost effective", but that only sometimes happens, they seem to donate on top of it usually.
PS: Michael, was it my question on the facebook mental health EA post that prompted you to write this? Just curious.
Hi! i found this study while listening to freakanomics radio, and it says that poverty does indeed lower IQ, which might imply that donating to Givedirectly could be a way to increase IQ?
I don't know, but here is a link to the study. (thank you for writing this, i found your post very interesting)
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/976