I agree, it doesn’t seem like an actionable opportunity to help with our current resources. I’d be more optimistic about sending supplies to reduce suffering because I don’t think mass civilian casualties actually threaten the stability of the regime. But that’s debatable and difficult to do.
I’m mainly interested because the North Korean government seems like one of the largest sources of suffering in the world, and EAs should stay aware of the world’s biggest challenges even if we’re currently better able to help in other places.
I agree, it doesn’t seem like an actionable opportunity to help with our current resources. I’d be more optimistic about sending supplies to reduce suffering because I don’t think mass civilian casualties actually threaten the stability of the regime. But that’s debatable and difficult to do.
I’m mainly interested because the North Korean government seems like one of the largest sources of suffering in the world, and EAs should stay aware of the world’s biggest challenges even if we’re currently better able to help in other places.
I completely agree.
I’d actually be interested to know if there are more developed theories about this (mine sets a pretty low bar).