I know this is a bit contrarian but I’m asking just out of interest as opposed to critique. What’s your thoughts on Neartermism and might it also require formalizing in order to provide a clear opposing theory to strength both Longtermism and Neartermism research?
I think of neartermism vs longtermism as disagreements over (a) tractability and crowdedness of longtermist interventions, or (b) time preference. (Though I don’t think many EAs agree with nonzero pure time preference.)
I know this is a bit contrarian but I’m asking just out of interest as opposed to critique. What’s your thoughts on Neartermism and might it also require formalizing in order to provide a clear opposing theory to strength both Longtermism and Neartermism research?
I think of neartermism vs longtermism as disagreements over (a) tractability and crowdedness of longtermist interventions, or (b) time preference. (Though I don’t think many EAs agree with nonzero pure time preference.)