Why I Work on Ads
There&#x27;s a lot of talk in the comments here about how ads are terrible, Jeff is terrible, etc. Eg &quot;I personally have a very low opinion of anyone who works for a company that does that and even lower of anyone who actually works on serving those adverts.&quot;<p>According to <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jefftk.com&#x2F;donations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jefftk.com&#x2F;donations</a>, Jeff and Julia have donated about $1.5m. GiveWell top rated charities are estimated [1] to save a life for each $3,000 - $5,000 donated. For a ballpark analysis, let&#x27;s call that $4,000 and ignore secondary factors (eg inflation over their donation history).<p><i>Jeff and Julia have saved something like 375 lives, many of them likely children.</i><p>Please keep that in mind while forming and communicating your views.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.givewell.org&#x2F;charities&#x2F;top-charities" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.givewell.org&#x2F;charities&#x2F;top-charities</a>