
Is Effective Altruism Right? #7: Jonathan Ben-Menachem
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The Role of Randomized Control Trials in Funding Social Movements
"Don't talk about any forms of action to ameliorate global poverty except charitable donation, right?" "That's where my problems come in. I've had all these con, you know, conversation with funders and some of them have the Talebian spirit of like, I kind of like what you all are doing. It's worth a shot," he says. 'I found them to be very effective because sometimes the shots really work out,' she adds. "'Use your career as a vehicle' is so central to this': The idea of a career being like the change vehicle is soCentral to this', writes John Sutter.
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