Thank you for sharing these reflections, Julia! I absolutely agree with the points you raise—this is a topic that comes up regularly in discussions about effective giving for me as well. As you point out, neither extreme approach is feasible in real life, and finding a balance is key.

One aspect I sometimes overlook is the role of rich countries as cultural role models. If we entirely neglect or avoid funding areas like the arts, we risk depriving the richer world of the additional meaning and inspiration these areas provide. At the same time, I agree that focusing on interventions where the majority will benefit is a stronger guiding principle. Striving for a world where everyone can have both bread and roses feels like an ideal worth working towards!

Hi Arden, did you get answers to the questions in the comments yet?

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Hi, aktuell finden unsere standardmäßigen Treffen alle dienstags statt, aber das wird sich künftig ggf. ändern. Ich schreibe dir eine Nachricht!
Liebe Grüße, Sarah

Agree, our most expensive retreat this year was at EUR ~160 per person, which was fully funded for participants (excluding our working time though).

Other retreats we did were either cheaper or partially funded by the participants themselves.

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Update: We had to move to frank und frei today

Hi Daniel, thank you for the comment! You’re very welcome to join today. Looking forward to meeting you. We‘ll meet upstairs at Apple & Eve. As we will probably be the only group upstairs it should be easy to find us. In case you want to get in touch generally, you can contact me via message on the forum or send us an email - you can find all contact details on our group page: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/groups/EcQez4CepJSMJv4Cg

Thank you, just changed it! Please note that we will update this event again as soon as we know the registration times for the conference.

Hey Lina, thank you for the message. I'm looking forward to meeting you! You're welcome to arrive a little earlier so we can get to know each other before the event starts.