jkaufman comments on 2014 Survey of Effective Altruists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jkaufman 09 May 2014 05:33:46PM 2 points [-]

Effective Altruism was used several years before CEA adopted the term.

When I wrote "A Name For A Movement?" in March 2012, "Effective Altruism" was a name in circulation, but other names like "Smart Giving" and "Optimal Philanthropy" were more common.

Comment author: tog 11 May 2014 05:31:08PM 2 points [-]

For people who haven't ready CEA's post on this, that was after their vote in December 2011. When I participated in it I don't remember anyone discussing it as already in use; I'd expect someone would remember this if it was in use.