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Feb 27, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
The most common critique of giving cash to people in poverty without conditions is a fear of dependency ("teach a man to fish..."). It's wrong. 🧵/6 Image Why is "teach a man to fish" wrong? Often people in poverty know how to fish but cannot afford the boat 2/6
Nov 22, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
.@GiveWell won’t distribute all their funds this year, instead waiting for “future opportunities... 5x [as cost-effective]” as cash transfers.

Waiting isn’t the right answer after a year when wealth grew +$5 trillion as 150M people fell into extreme poverty. Here’s why: (1/8) There are an abundance of resources: U.S. charitable giving is $500B/year; international aid another $150B/year; and the Giving Pledge has committed at least $500B. We should be solving for how to use that, not optimizing <0.1% of it. (2/8) Image
Mar 19, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Today we’re officially announcing a U.S. COVID-19 response, in addition to the international responses we are planning. [1/7] We didn’t take this decision lightly, but came to the view that we could (i) execute well and (ii) add value beyond the government response in a way that will complement our international work, which remains our priority. Here’s how we thought about it: [2/7]