In the last funding round of the Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF), I was one of the recommenders whose evaluations helped distribute millions of dollars in charitable grants.
If he did have one, he definitely has +EV to try, and also try a few of the standard EA outlets, and let them know his happy price in case someone pays. Low risk, high reward. I think if he covered his bases he'd have a good chance someone bites.
Left him an encouraging comment. I'd be shocked if he had a 501(c) handy, so this round it out, and SFF probably isn't the best fit anyway. The question is whether his work is good enough, and I don't know the answer. Hail Eris, though.
I saw the comment; thanks. I suspect the 'emotional' (?) effort of even estimating a 'cheerful price' (and concluding that he could justify it to himself) might be steep a cost to pay. (I very much imagine myself having a similar 'uggh' reaction in a universe where I was doing something like he is and thinking about asking for money.)
Sorry – I meant that getting to 'it is reasonable _at all_ for me to estimate a cheerful price for my personal project' is the hurdle I imagine is hard to clear. I think John already mentioned specific prices in the post to which I linked.
Maybe relevant?: https://everythingstudies.com/2022/01/06/looking-back-on-21-and-forward-to-the-rest/
John Nerst's focus on 'erisology' seems pretty relevant "basic research": https://everythingstudies.com/what-is-erisology/
I suspect he doesn't have a 501(c), but if he did, do you think it would be worth him applying for this program (or similar ones)?
If he did have one, he definitely has +EV to try, and also try a few of the standard EA outlets, and let them know his happy price in case someone pays. Low risk, high reward. I think if he covered his bases he'd have a good chance someone bites.
Left him an encouraging comment. I'd be shocked if he had a 501(c) handy, so this round it out, and SFF probably isn't the best fit anyway. The question is whether his work is good enough, and I don't know the answer. Hail Eris, though.
I saw the comment; thanks. I suspect the 'emotional' (?) effort of even estimating a 'cheerful price' (and concluding that he could justify it to himself) might be steep a cost to pay. (I very much imagine myself having a similar 'uggh' reaction in a universe where I was doing something like he is and thinking about asking for money.)
Yeah, it can be annoying, but it should be quick mostly, since the whole idea is that it's the number that covers ALL bases completely.
Sorry – I meant that getting to 'it is reasonable _at all_ for me to estimate a cheerful price for my personal project' is the hurdle I imagine is hard to clear. I think John already mentioned specific prices in the post to which I linked.