My effective altruism timeline
Jeff Kaufman's blog, August 10, 2013
Abstract
How did I get into this “effective altruism” thing? Summary: first altruism, then effectiveness. I met Julia in early 2007, but didn’t end up talking about altruism until some time in the fall. She brought up her views on charity as a weird financial quirk of hers that might make it difficult for us to live together. I didn’t consider changing my views on giving then, but was sure we’d be able t.
