[Max_Limelihood]

Yep, exactly — and the average EA donates way more than $30,000 over their lifetime.

This is just a creative way to advertise, and I don’t see what’s wrong with charities trying to get their message out there.

[mattcwilson]

When you put it that way, sure.

I think GGP may have been going for a different point though, which is - is EA getting an overly harmful outward reputation / giving the wrong impression to laypeople and others, in a way that inhibits the overall potential reach of the movement? Is the creative advertising causing more harm than good?

At least, that’s the question I’m asking after reading these three posts.

It seems like it’s a common theme among rationalist groups to take a strongly inside view of the situation, based on all the observable facts and known good being done, and totally ignore the bigger picture outside view.