Even if the THL numbers are slightly inflated (and it’s more like $2000 if you donate to Malaria Consortium), it’s very obvious what the choice should be. You would need to put an ultra-high or maybe just infinite value on human life for it to go the other way.
Human vs animal trolley problem
https://www.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/comments/br67i6/is_it_logical_to_conclude_that_donating_to_human/
The numbers come from this guesstimate model: https://www.getguesstimate.com/models/13242
Even if the THL numbers are slightly inflated (and it’s more like $2000 if you donate to Malaria Consortium), it’s very obvious what the choice should be. You would need to put an ultra-high or maybe just infinite value on human life for it to go the other way.