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This post is co-authored with Ben Garfinkel. It is cross-posted from the CEA blog. A PDF version can be found here.
Summary: Some strategic decisions available to the effective altruism m...
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TL;DR: I'm releasing a website that ranks philanthropists according to EA principles and research, and allows users to re-rank the list using their own assumptions. I'd like feedback and help making it better. I'd especially like ideas for how to make the results more trustworthy. Funding may be available.
Crossposted to LessWrong.
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Disclaimer: Although I work on the Groups Team at CEA, I’m writing this in a personal capacity, and this post does not constitute an endorsement by CEA.
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Hey there, I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention some of the existing introductions to this topic including:
1. CEA's introduction to EA, which includes a section on choosing a cause:
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/introduction-to-effective-altruism/
And more in-depth articles within the handbook, such as:
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/prospecting-for-gold-owen-cotton-barratt/
2. The chapter on this topic in Doing Good Better
3. Some of GiveWell and Open Phil's relevant posts, such as:
https://blog.givewell.org/2012/05/02/strategic-cause-selection/
4. 80k's introduction and video as well as other relevant articles:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/most-pressing-problems/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xsR0XBwyo4
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/world-problems/