You're actually being too kind. The only three "recommended" causes to give money to are "research organizations like the unusual ones we're involved with". Everything else, from global health to climate change is lower priority they'd caution you to only "sometimes" give money to.
This isn't research, it's a thinly disguised and exceptionally cynical fundraising pitch.
Which is a shame, because I actually really like the basic idea behind 8000hours
We're going to work on the causes that we think our most pressing, so to be consistent, we're going to end up recommending the same things we work on.
At 80,000 Hours, our focus is also not on giving money. We're trying to help people find jobs in these areas, often in academia or policy and many other sectors.
This isn't research, it's a thinly disguised and exceptionally cynical fundraising pitch.
Which is a shame, because I actually really like the basic idea behind 8000hours