What’s neglected by “magnificent” philanthropy, and by Singerian global poverty focus
Effective Altruism
You don’t have to treat pets as family members
Why do we treat pets so differently from other animals?
Still donating half
Keeping donations high as our income rose and fell
Ethics of adopting a meat-eating pet
Bringing another carnivore into the house
When to not trust my feelings
My brain is not always reliable.
Who is nature good for?
Not necessarily good for the fish.
Crying in museums
Exhibits that made me want a better world
Moral aesthetics
“Doing good” differs by subculture
Messy personal stuff that affected my cause prioritization
How I started to care about AI risk
Donations and budgeting, 15 years in
We still donate half, but that looks very different now than it used to.