Nice overview but the decision making process for choosing a cause isn’t (or shouldn’ be) axiomatic and arbitrary based on choosing who should benefit, but rather it should depend on various estimates and calculations about the value derived from various efforts. To say that we’d support a cause merely because we support the people it helps is a bit of a simplification.
Nice overview but the decision making process for choosing a cause isn’t (or shouldn’ be) axiomatic and arbitrary based on choosing who should benefit, but rather it should depend on various estimates and calculations about the value derived from various efforts. To say that we’d support a cause merely because we support the people it helps is a bit of a simplification.
Bostrom has pointed out that X-risk could well be the best cause area for helping extant persons as well: http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html