I’m excited to launch Highly Engaged EAs: a matchmaking and nuptialization service to optimize tax relief, green card accumulation and more!
Workstreams
I Do(nate)
By marrying EAs in different tax brackets, Highly Engaged EAs reduces average tax burden through joint filing to enable greater giving. A Californian AI safety researcher with a million dollar salary could give an extra $53k/year by tying the knot with an unpaid grad student!
Til 80,000 Hours do us part
The place premium is so high in the US that >1,000 people have bought a million dollar gold card! While some roles don’t sponsor visas, spouses always can[1]. We match those looking to move countries with nationals of their desired destination.
Bang for your Buck
For full efficiency, Buck Shlegeris and Ajeya Cotra wear multiple hats as the witnesses, officiants and entertainment for weddings we organize.
Rationally named children
For those who are interested in having kids, we provide naming guidance based on what really matters:
- Brevity. Claude BOTECs that each additional syllable to a person's name adds 68 hours to global pronunciation costs. Given that this will disproportionately be time spent by EAs, one-syllable names are a slam dunk.
- Complementarity: The [...]
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Outline:
(00:20) Workstreams
(00:23) I Do(nate)
(00:56) Til 80,000 Hours do us part
(01:17) Bang for your Buck
(01:29) Rationally named children
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First published:
April 1st, 2026
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/TLFiwwZGaqgbQhhr7/announcing-highly-engaged-eas
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