Just to address point (2), the comments in āEA is vetting-constrainedā suggest that EA is not that vetting-constrained:
I actually donāt think that this is correct.
Deniseās comment does suggest that, for the meta space specifically.
But Claireās comment seems broadly in agreement with the āvetting-constrainedā view, or at least the view that thatās one important constraint. Some excerpts:
Based on my experience doing some EA grantmaking at Open Phil, my impression is that the bottleneck isnāt in vetting precisely, though thatās somewhat directionally correct. Itās more like thereās a distribution of projects, and weāve picked some of the low-hanging fruit, and on the current margin, grantmaking in this space requires more effort per grant to feel comfortable with, either to vet (e.g. because the case is confusing, we donāt know the people involved), to advise (e.g. the team is inexperienced), to refocus (e.g. we think they arenāt focusing on interventions that would meet our goals, and so we need to work on sharing models until one of us is moved), or to find. [...] Overall, I think generating more experienced grantmakers/āmentors for new projects is a priority for the movement.ā [emphasis added]
And Jan Kulveitās comment is likewise more mixed.
And several other comments mostly just agree with the āvetting-constrainedā view. (People can check it out themselves.)
Of course, this doesnāt prove that EA is vetting-constrainedāIām just contesting the specific claim that āthe commentsā on that post āsuggest that EA is not that vetting-constrainedā. (Though I also do think that vetting is one key constraint in EA, and I have some additional evidence for that thatās independent of whatās already in that post and the comments there, which I could perhaps try expand on if people want.)
I actually donāt think that this is correct.
Deniseās comment does suggest that, for the meta space specifically.
But Claireās comment seems broadly in agreement with the āvetting-constrainedā view, or at least the view that thatās one important constraint. Some excerpts:
And Jan Kulveitās comment is likewise more mixed.
And several other comments mostly just agree with the āvetting-constrainedā view. (People can check it out themselves.)
Of course, this doesnāt prove that EA is vetting-constrainedāIām just contesting the specific claim that āthe commentsā on that post āsuggest that EA is not that vetting-constrainedā. (Though I also do think that vetting is one key constraint in EA, and I have some additional evidence for that thatās independent of whatās already in that post and the comments there, which I could perhaps try expand on if people want.)