This is a good post on philanthropy—much of it not specific to the premises of “optimal philanthropy”.
Even rejecting the “do the most good you can” injunction, you might still be curious about how effective a given charity is, so you can still benefit from “optimal philanthropy” orgs (to the extent that they don’t mostly just advocate optimal philanthropy and actually evaluate charities)
Indeed: how to internalize feeling good to the extent you diligently ensured the most possible good per dollar, without feeling bad that you didn’t spend more dollars? There’s always honesty (I guess I really do care more about having a luxury car than …), but even consciously noting such things is a bummer, and it’s no good to say to most people.
I counsel people I care for to not become miserable by trying to realize a desire to be good/philanthropic by actually devoting their life to helping others (things that would ward off misery: if they can likely enjoy impressive success in doing so and/or are internally rewarded by the practice of it and not just the fantasy).
This is a good post on philanthropy—much of it not specific to the premises of “optimal philanthropy”.
Even rejecting the “do the most good you can” injunction, you might still be curious about how effective a given charity is, so you can still benefit from “optimal philanthropy” orgs (to the extent that they don’t mostly just advocate optimal philanthropy and actually evaluate charities)
Indeed: how to internalize feeling good to the extent you diligently ensured the most possible good per dollar, without feeling bad that you didn’t spend more dollars? There’s always honesty (I guess I really do care more about having a luxury car than …), but even consciously noting such things is a bummer, and it’s no good to say to most people.
I counsel people I care for to not become miserable by trying to realize a desire to be good/philanthropic by actually devoting their life to helping others (things that would ward off misery: if they can likely enjoy impressive success in doing so and/or are internally rewarded by the practice of it and not just the fantasy).