I guess we know what to put on Switzerland's list of advantages then! 🇨🇭
(Along with good chocolate)

Yes, you're right— most of the examples are more in the absolute advantage camp. Would be keen to hear suggestions for NZ's comparative advantage in the technical/economic sense too though 🙂

2^ Also a line in my recent EA-themed rap track

Keen for the latest NickLaing album!

Understood!

Yes, I'm a big fan of New Incentives too— even if your numbers were spot on, 13000+ lives saved is still an incredible result. And they're amazing to work with. (Shout-out to Liz Hixson if she happens to be reading this 💙)

Thanks for sharing— always good to have a sanity check!

I'm currently doing EA NZ's annual review of our partner charities. Is it okay if I include a note about your calculations in our review of New Incentives?

Thanks for sharing! Australia and NZ have a lot of similarities, so there's probably some overlap.

That's an interesting point re: the west/China. Both having a colonial background and being in Asia-Pacific opens up some interesting sets of relationships.

Awww. Yes!

Fascinating! I didn't know that wasn't standard

Loving all the kidney donation posts lately! I've been considering it for a while, and hearing people's experiences is really helpful.

The point about pre-eclampsia was new to me. I wonder if there's a case for delaying donation until after childbearing? Though maybe the risks of donating at a later age outweigh the risks of a single-kidney pregnancy...

Agreed that idolatry is unhelpful. *And* I don't think having role models is inherently/always harmful, as long as we remember that everyone is fallible.

Both posts are great, especially in conversation with each other.