What I would be interested in is a follow-up post where you discuss the various trade-offs, how one might make them, what the implications of each are, etc. As it stands now, your post just doesn’t seem very useful or actionable. But it may be a nice starting point that you can build on in the future.
I also think that some of the stylistic simplifications that you engage in might be well-optimized for publishing in mass media like Time Magazine or Huffington Post, but potentially hurt your credibility when posted in a narrower context like the Effective Altruism Forum (or LessWrong, where you cross-posted this). I would recommend setting higher standards both for epistemic rigor and for the level of detail of your actual content when posting here, and preempting objections better (something that may not matter when you are writing for an audience that is totally new to your ideas and have limited space).
What I would be interested in is a follow-up post where you discuss the various trade-offs, how one might make them, what the implications of each are, etc. As it stands now, your post just doesn’t seem very useful or actionable. But it may be a nice starting point that you can build on in the future.
I also think that some of the stylistic simplifications that you engage in might be well-optimized for publishing in mass media like Time Magazine or Huffington Post, but potentially hurt your credibility when posted in a narrower context like the Effective Altruism Forum (or LessWrong, where you cross-posted this). I would recommend setting higher standards both for epistemic rigor and for the level of detail of your actual content when posting here, and preempting objections better (something that may not matter when you are writing for an audience that is totally new to your ideas and have limited space).
Good points, will keep these in mind!