I definitely think this is true of humans generally, but I don’t think this is true of EAs at all. EAs I see are generally way more excited about meta work than GiveWell top charities.
I think it’s true of EAs as well, although to a somewhat smaller extent. But I think we should try to get more data on this issue in order to solve it (see my other comment ).
What do you mean? I agree it is unclear in some respects. For example, as Eric Herboso pointed out, cause prioritization is meta-level work but should probably be treated as object-level and doesn’t face as many meta traps. Likewise, AMF is technically a meta-org in so far as they partner with actual on-the-ground orgs, but they should be considered object-level for this analysis.
Good. These are the kind of things I mean. I just mean that we should keep in mind that the distinction isn’t sharp.
I think it’s true of EAs as well, although to a somewhat smaller extent. But I think we should try to get more data on this issue in order to solve it (see my other comment ).
Good. These are the kind of things I mean. I just mean that we should keep in mind that the distinction isn’t sharp.