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#61 – Rory Stewart on GiveDirectly and Massively Scaling Cash Transfers

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The Future of Altruism

I think it is still after this interview and open question to me at least of like how much that can be changed or what the route to changing that is. I wish we spent a bit more time on that. We agree that it is in some sense possible for aid agencies to divert big parts of their budget to direct cash transfers. The question is whether it's realistic enough to move far in that direction for it to make sense to start advocating for it. And if an organization like give directly explores these like advocacy things more then I would also like to see the case spelled out for that.

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