Ariel Simnegar

Nov 19, 2023 | forum.effectivealtruism.org | Ariel Simnegar |Emily Oehlsen |Will Aldred |Vasco Grilo

The evidence that animal welfare dominates in neartermism is strong. Open Philanthropy (OP) should scale up its animal welfare allocation over several years to approach a majority of OP's neartermist grantmaking. If OP disagrees, they should practice reasoning transparency by clarifying their views:How much weight does OP's theory of welfare place on pleasure and pain, as opposed to nonhedonic goods?

Aug 30, 2023 | forum.effectivealtruism.org | Ariel Simnegar |Sjir Hoeijmakers |Michael Townsend |Alana HF

Giving portalIt's Giving season on the EA Forum. We're hosting a Donation Election, weekly themes, and more throughout November and December 2023. TimelineDonation election 2023Contribute to the Donation Election Fund to encourage more discussion about donation choice and effective giving. The fund will be designated for the top 3 winners in the Donation Election. Learn more. DonateThe fund will be designated for the top 3 candidates, based on Forum users' votes.

Aug 30, 2023 | forum.effectivealtruism.org | Ariel Simnegar |Sjir Hoeijmakers |Michael Townsend |Alana HF

Giving portalIt's Giving season on the EA Forum. We're hosting a Donation Election, weekly themes, and more throughout November and December 2023. TimelineDonation election 2023Contribute to the Donation Election Fund to encourage more discussion about donation choice and effective giving. The fund will be designated for the top 3 winners in the Donation Election. Learn more. DonateThe fund will be designated for the top 3 candidates, based on Forum users' votes.

Apr 29, 2023 | forum.effectivealtruism.org | Ariel Simnegar |Harrison Durland |Vasco Grilo

Disclaimer: this is not a project from Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED). Global warming increases the risk from climate change. This “has the potential to result in—and to some extent is already resulting in—increased natural disasters, increased water and food insecurity, and widespread species extinction and habitat loss”.

Feb 14, 2023 | forum.effectivealtruism.org | Julian Hazell |John Salter |Ariel Simnegar |Devin Kalish

100,000 chickens were killed in a fire at a Connecticut farm a few weeks ago. Normally, I can compartmentalise the horrors of factory farming reasonably well. But this story was eating at me. I felt a visceral sense of pain just from thinking about it, and then a profound sense of sadness at the thought of 100,000 chickens essentially being a rounding error compared to the overall size of the factory farming industry.