Personally, I think the term âimportant between-cause considerationsâ seems fairly clear in what it means, and seems to fill a useful role. I think an expanded version like âimportant considerations when trying to prioritise between causesâ also seems fine, but if the concept is mentioned often the shorter version would be handy.
And Iâd say we should avoid abbreviating it to IBC except in posts (like this one) that mention the term often and use the expanded form firstâbut in those posts, abbreviating it seems fine.
I think âhow to prioritise causesâ is a bit different. Specifically, I think that thatâd include not just considerations about the causes themselves (IBCs), but also âmethodological pointsâ about how to approach the question of how to prioritise, such as:
âfocus on the interventions within each cause that seem especially goodâ
âconsider importance, tractability, and neglectednessâ
âconsider important between-cause considerationsâ
(That said, I think that that those âmethodological pointsâ are also important, and now realise that Jackâs âcalls to actionâ might be similarly important in relation to those as in relation to IBCs.)
Personally, I think the term âimportant between-cause considerationsâ seems fairly clear in what it means, and seems to fill a useful role. I think an expanded version like âimportant considerations when trying to prioritise between causesâ also seems fine, but if the concept is mentioned often the shorter version would be handy.
And Iâd say we should avoid abbreviating it to IBC except in posts (like this one) that mention the term often and use the expanded form firstâbut in those posts, abbreviating it seems fine.
I think âhow to prioritise causesâ is a bit different. Specifically, I think that thatâd include not just considerations about the causes themselves (IBCs), but also âmethodological pointsâ about how to approach the question of how to prioritise, such as:
âfocus on the interventions within each cause that seem especially goodâ
âconsider importance, tractability, and neglectednessâ
âtry sometimes taking a portfolio or multiplayer-thinking perspectiveâ
âconsider important between-cause considerationsâ
(That said, I think that that those âmethodological pointsâ are also important, and now realise that Jackâs âcalls to actionâ might be similarly important in relation to those as in relation to IBCs.)