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RE: What would you buy if your income suddenly doubled?
I get what you're saying about people knowing what they need. I guess I'm looking at it as, I'm giving you money in hopes that that money helps meet an important need you have. I look at it as an investment in that persons well being. If my investment goes sour, i.e. that money is used for some extraneous things, I feel my investment would be better spent elsewhere meeting real needs.
Effective Altruism: Read your post and will look into it more. The SITP thing blows me away. I have to search here in North Carolina for a group that does that. I could sit there all day listening...and tossing my measly 2 cents in. Thanks for the info.
Evidence can really help build confidence in that respect. That's why I personally would not donate (or more likely GiveWell would not recommend) if it wasn't for the feedback step at the end. Charities that record data on the effectiveness on of their intervention always get a lot of love from me.
Yes we are extremely lucky to have a network such as SITP here in the UK. Science, skepticism, a couple of pints and some excellent chat. What could be better! The Skeptics with a K podcast is our equivalent of The skeptics guide to the universe if you're ever looking for more content to fill your ears.