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Gleb_Tsipursky comments on Why You Should Be Public About Your Good Deeds - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 30 December 2015 04:06AM

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Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 30 December 2015 08:33:00PM 2 points [-]

I, for one, have no intention of doing anything for anyone unless it's worth it for me.

There's a reason there's a disclaimer at the top of the post saying it will mainly be of interest to those interested in Effective Altruism :-)

Comment author: The_Lion 31 December 2015 04:36:09AM 2 points [-]

So if it became socially mandatory for EA members to donate all their disposable income, do you think that would be good for the EA movement?

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 31 December 2015 07:48:38PM 0 points [-]

Nope, I don't think it would be good for the EA movement at all! It's important to have life balance in doing good for the world, and getting fun things for oneself with disposable income helps ensure that doing good for the world is a marathon, not a sprint.

On a separate note about giving, it would be worthwhile for some people in the EA movement to shift from an earn-to-give orientation to one where they use their work time to make a contribution, due to the current talent gap in the EA movement. I myself am doing that, not teaching additional classes and instead orienting to working more on Intentional Insights to promote effective giving, for example.