I spent most of last year earning no income, and I also spent a lot of time learning about Effective Altruism. The EA philosophy, as I understand it, is that people who can afford to be charitable ought to give some money to the most effective charities. We should send money where it will do the most good, even if it helps distant strangers rather than the people we know in our families and communities. As I said in a dharma talk last year, Effective Altruism bears some resemblance to the pri...
