There is a little bit of incongruency here, where we said earlier, that doing some good is better than trying to optimize the good that you're driving. And so for me, i really care about the turtles, and so my life is going to be oriented around reducing plastic straws. But when it comes to thinking about the solutions, what i often see in people who go on crusades against things that may be low impact, or that may be politically very popular are far off setting any positive impact.
We believe that the desire to give is universal, but is just as much a skill as anything else in life. In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the how you can make a difference during your limited time on this earth, with the limited resources you have -- especially during times like these.
They dive into...
- Creative ways that people have supported Ukraine
- Striking a balance between hedonism and altruism
- Making difficult problems tractable
- A breakdown of the gender pay gap
- Impact starting with small actions
- WTF is effective altruism?
- Whether charities should be structured differently
If you'd like to join us in giving back, we're giving to givewell.org.