Devangana Prasad

Devangana Prasad, an author and researcher at Rethink Priorities, delves into the nuanced world of framing effective altruism. She shares surprising findings from experiments that reveal the phrase 'doing good better' actually led to less interest in effective altruism. Instead, taglines focusing on 'doing the most good' garnered more support. Prasad also discusses the appeal of using words like 'philosophy' and 'movement', which inspired curiosity about EA. These insights shed light on how subtle word choices can significantly impact perceptions of altruism.