Note that improving institutional decision-making can be a modality through which to pursue other causes, in addition to a cause unto itself. I’m planning to write more about that soon.
I’ll add them soon, thanks! Yes, you’re right about the beneficial influence of improving institutional decision-making over other causes. This is something that occurs very frequently between other causes as well (though not always, as the meat eater problem has shown). I look forward to reading that post.
I guess I’m confused then, since there are some others on the list with longer histories in the movement, including cause prioritization research, biosecurity, s-risks, and EA meta. Arguably democracy promotion, lead exposure, and animal-free proteins as well. Maybe it would be helpful to clarify the criteria for inclusion?
All of these are arguably either neglected or less-discussed, or at least that’s what the posts discussing these causes suggest. I suppose the same goes for your posts (I just didn’t have the time to read them in detail yet) and that’s why I lean towards including them.
Yeah, it also seems like you’re trying to highlight posts where the author is doing a lot of work to define and/or make the case for the cause area. Maybe that’s an easier way to think about the logic for inclusion.
It seems like Improving Institutional Decision-Making: Which Institutions? (A Framework) belongs somewhere under Politics. Also see the follow-up, A Landscape Analysis of Institutional Improvement Opportunities.
Note that improving institutional decision-making can be a modality through which to pursue other causes, in addition to a cause unto itself. I’m planning to write more about that soon.
I’ll add them soon, thanks! Yes, you’re right about the beneficial influence of improving institutional decision-making over other causes. This is something that occurs very frequently between other causes as well (though not always, as the meat eater problem has shown). I look forward to reading that post.
So improving institutional decision-making doesn’t seem like it’s a new cause area. You’ve been working on it for quite a while
I guess I’m confused then, since there are some others on the list with longer histories in the movement, including cause prioritization research, biosecurity, s-risks, and EA meta. Arguably democracy promotion, lead exposure, and animal-free proteins as well. Maybe it would be helpful to clarify the criteria for inclusion?
All of these are arguably either neglected or less-discussed, or at least that’s what the posts discussing these causes suggest. I suppose the same goes for your posts (I just didn’t have the time to read them in detail yet) and that’s why I lean towards including them.
Yeah, it also seems like you’re trying to highlight posts where the author is doing a lot of work to define and/or make the case for the cause area. Maybe that’s an easier way to think about the logic for inclusion.