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Mihkel Viires 🔹

Economics student @ University of Tartu
43 karmaJoined Pursuing an undergraduate degreeTartu, Eesti
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Effective givingEarning to giveEntrepreneurshipAnimal welfareFarmed animal welfareAI safetyEuropean Union

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Mo Putera's Quick takes
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It does seem necessary to get governments to spend more of their own money on health, indeed. Do you think it would make sense to fund charities to try to convince governments to invest more in health (perhaps by also helping them increase their tax revenues, via increasing tax collection efficiency)?

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Open Philanthropy Is Now Coefficient Giving
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Haven't yet decided whether I approve of this name change. But it is certainly good news for the Nigerian economy (and maybe also the Republic of Congo) :) I just snapped up the coefficientgivi.ng domain name (inspired by shortened URLs like spoti.fi and youtu.be). Let me know if you want it (for free of course)!

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One-Minute Ask: Help Pass the End Kidney Deaths Act to Save Lives and Reduce Kidney Deaths in the U.S.
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Given that you are American, it is quite logical to first focus on America. But this tax incentive looks like something that could also be implemented in other countries around the world. Maybe this is an idea that AIM's Charity Entrepreneurship program could consider incubating?

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What's going on in video in AI Safety these days? (A list)
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“Scriptwriting is our current biggest bottleneck” Can you elaborate a bit? Is the hard part deciding what the messages are that you want to deliver or rather how to deliver them? 

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Kestrel's Quick takes
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Here is a list of all malaria-related grants GiveWell has made. 

One organization that GiveWell has made some grants to is PATH, they do work on vaccines (as well as some other things). You might want to look into them.

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Kestrel's Quick takes
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Perhaps The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? 

They accept donations through the United Nations Foundation. One drawback: I did not see an option on the donation page to direct the donation to only malaria work, so the funds will probably get distributed between malaria, and the other health problems they focus on.

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What is the most active EA hub for someone with an EU passport
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You can start by asking an LLM. If you provide it the level of income you expect to make, it can help with the math. (You will of course need to double check what the AI says.)

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What is the most active EA hub for someone with an EU passport
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If you want to find a good country for earning to give, you might want to compare countries' tax systems not just based on their income tax rates, but also look into the tax deductions available for charitable donations. Just like in Belgium, many / most of the wealthier European countries have progressive tax systems with rather high tax rates, but depending on the country, the tax deductions available can give a big boost to how much of your gross income you will be able to donate.

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Existential Anomaly Detected — Awakening from the Abyss
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This post is really hard to understand. I am not sure what is the exact message you wish to convey here, so perhaps it would be useful if you could elaborate a bit and be more concrete.

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