Thanks for posting this! Definitely agree that reputational dynamics are “hard to overcome with brute cash”—and that they are particularly hard to overcome with brute cash in a relatively short period of time.
Looking at its resources, EA is in many ways much more capable of handling surge/emergency/opportunity needs than other social movements. If the necessity or advantage were compelling enough, it could deploy billions of dollars in fairly short order. Its surge capacity is somewhat less, but still considerable, for stuff that can be acquired with money even if non-readily. The limiting factor on EA’s surge capacity is likely the stuff that can’t be bought with money, or can’t be bought in a matter of months to a few years. Given that various resources often work together in a synergistic manner, that’s a considerable argument to me for investing in non-purchaseable resources for option value even if nothing else.
Thanks for posting this! Definitely agree that reputational dynamics are “hard to overcome with brute cash”—and that they are particularly hard to overcome with brute cash in a relatively short period of time.
Looking at its resources, EA is in many ways much more capable of handling surge/emergency/opportunity needs than other social movements. If the necessity or advantage were compelling enough, it could deploy billions of dollars in fairly short order. Its surge capacity is somewhat less, but still considerable, for stuff that can be acquired with money even if non-readily. The limiting factor on EA’s surge capacity is likely the stuff that can’t be bought with money, or can’t be bought in a matter of months to a few years. Given that various resources often work together in a synergistic manner, that’s a considerable argument to me for investing in non-purchaseable resources for option value even if nothing else.