I think sociological analyses are valuable in their own right (irrespective of the inherent goodness of an idea). But they tend to be overly critical & overly influenced by certain leftist inclinations. This 1 seems not too bad based on the short description.
The problem with longtermism is that it’s either scammy or it’s trivial {more good is better} thinking. There is some good faith but {people tend to believe what they want to believe} + {very high ignorance} = probably scammy BS. P(‘waste’ of money)>95%, P(actual harm)≈25%.
I think sociological analyses are valuable in their own right (irrespective of the inherent goodness of an idea). But they tend to be overly critical & overly influenced by certain leftist inclinations. This 1 seems not too bad based on the short description.
The problem with longtermism is that it’s either scammy or it’s trivial {more good is better} thinking. There is some good faith but {people tend to believe what they want to believe} + {very high ignorance} = probably scammy BS. P(‘waste’ of money)>95%, P(actual harm)≈25%.