I think that’s fair but I also think that non-neglectedness is actually bad for two reasons:
Diminishing returns (which may not be the case if people are solving the problem poorly)
Crowdedness meaning it’s harder to change direction even if people are solving the problem poorly (although this point is really tractability so one needs to be careful about not double-counting when doing ITN).
I’m thinking number 2 could be quite relevant in this case. Admittedly it’s quite relevant for any EA intervention that involves systemic change, but I get the impression that other systemic change interventions may be even higher in importance.
I think that’s fair but I also think that non-neglectedness is actually bad for two reasons:
Diminishing returns (which may not be the case if people are solving the problem poorly)
Crowdedness meaning it’s harder to change direction even if people are solving the problem poorly (although this point is really tractability so one needs to be careful about not double-counting when doing ITN).
I’m thinking number 2 could be quite relevant in this case. Admittedly it’s quite relevant for any EA intervention that involves systemic change, but I get the impression that other systemic change interventions may be even higher in importance.