One could say much the same thing about almost any cause, though—such as “investing for the future, economic growth” at the end of your comment. The diminishing marginal returns that likely apply to global health in a world with 10x as many resources will generally be applicable there too.
Different causes have different rates at which marginal utility diminishes. Some are huge problems so we are unlikely to have even nearly solved them in a 10x richer world (e.g. wild animal suffering?) and others can just absorb loads of money.
Investing for the future is one such example—we can invest loads of money with the hope that one day it can be used to do a very large amount of good.
Also, in a world where we are 10x richer I’d imagine reducing total existential risk to permanently minuscule levels (existential security) will still be a priority. This will likely take loads of effort and I’d imagine there is likely to always be more we can do (even better institutions, better safeguards etc.). Furthermore, in a world where we are all rich, ensuring safety becomes even more important because we would be preserving a really good world.
One could say much the same thing about almost any cause, though—such as “investing for the future, economic growth” at the end of your comment. The diminishing marginal returns that likely apply to global health in a world with 10x as many resources will generally be applicable there too.
Different causes have different rates at which marginal utility diminishes. Some are huge problems so we are unlikely to have even nearly solved them in a 10x richer world (e.g. wild animal suffering?) and others can just absorb loads of money.
Investing for the future is one such example—we can invest loads of money with the hope that one day it can be used to do a very large amount of good.
Also, in a world where we are 10x richer I’d imagine reducing total existential risk to permanently minuscule levels (existential security) will still be a priority. This will likely take loads of effort and I’d imagine there is likely to always be more we can do (even better institutions, better safeguards etc.). Furthermore, in a world where we are all rich, ensuring safety becomes even more important because we would be preserving a really good world.