I have Fermi estimated the scale of the suffering of the various populations of farmed animals, assuming the intensity of suffering relative to the welfare range for all populations matches that of broilers in reformed scenarios. In agreement with Open Philanthropy’s prioritisation, I calculated farmed chickens and fish are the 2 populations with the most suffering, with a scale equal to 1.74 and 1.52 times that of the happiness of all humans (which highlights the meat eater problem). Farmed shrimps and prawns came in 3rd, with a suffering whose scale is 1.05 times that of the happiness of all humans.
Nice post, Keyvan!
I have Fermi estimated the scale of the suffering of the various populations of farmed animals, assuming the intensity of suffering relative to the welfare range for all populations matches that of broilers in reformed scenarios. In agreement with Open Philanthropy’s prioritisation, I calculated farmed chickens and fish are the 2 populations with the most suffering, with a scale equal to 1.74 and 1.52 times that of the happiness of all humans (which highlights the meat eater problem). Farmed shrimps and prawns came in 3rd, with a suffering whose scale is 1.05 times that of the happiness of all humans.