Here’s an essay about Europeans not spending as much on charity as Americans. You are an European, but spending a lot in the US. Now, I wonder how much of that is caused just by US having more interesting options to invest in.
https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/where-are-europes-yimbys
yup, it’s about options (both in my philanthropy as well as investments). that, and some path-dependency: when i got interested in AI safety, almost all the people who knew anything about it were in the bay area (plus some in oxford at the FHI) -- so this is where i found my collaborators.
Here’s an essay about Europeans not spending as much on charity as Americans. You are an European, but spending a lot in the US. Now, I wonder how much of that is caused just by US having more interesting options to invest in. https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/where-are-europes-yimbys
yup, it’s about options (both in my philanthropy as well as investments). that, and some path-dependency: when i got interested in AI safety, almost all the people who knew anything about it were in the bay area (plus some in oxford at the FHI) -- so this is where i found my collaborators.