“Introducing The Spending What We Must Pledge” by Thomas Kwa 💸

01/04/2025 5 min
“Introducing The Spending What We Must Pledge” by Thomas Kwa 💸

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Episode Synopsis

Epistemic status: highly certain, or something The Spending What We Must 💸11% pledge  In short: Members pledge to spend at least 11% of their income on effectively increasing their own productivity. This pledge is likely higher-impact for most people than the Giving What We Can 🔸10% Pledge, and we also think the name accurately reflects the non-supererogatory moral beliefs of many in the EA community. Example Charlie is a software engineer for the Centre for Effective Future Research. Since Charlie has taken the SWWM 💸11% pledge, rather than splurge on a vacation, they decide to buy an expensive noise-canceling headset before their next EAG, allowing them to get slightly more sleep and have 104 one-on-one meetings instead of just 101. In one of the extra three meetings, they chat with Diana, who is starting an AI-for-worrying-about-AI company, and decide to become a cofounder. The company becomes wildly successful, and [...] ---Outline:(00:15) The Spending What We Must 💸11% pledge(00:39) Example(01:26) The 💸💸💸 Badge(01:55) FAQ(01:58) Is the pledge legally binding?(02:08) What do you mean by effectively increasing productivity?(02:33) Im an AI system. Can I take the 💸11% pledge?(03:23) Why is the 💸11% pledge 3x more effective than the 🔸10% pledge? ---
First published:
April 1st, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qCDad9dWE5hDkYevK/introducing-the-spending-what-we-must-pledge
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