I don’t mean to set an unreasonably high bar. Sorry if my comment came across that way.
It’s important to use the right counterfactual because work for the long-term future competes with GiveWell-style charities. This is clearly the message of 80000hours.org, for example. After all, we want to do the most good we can, and it’s not enough to do better than zero.
It’s important to use the right counterfactual because work for the long-term future competes with GiveWell-style charities
I’m probably confused about what you’re saying, but how is this different from saying that work on Givewell-style charities compete with the long-term future, and also donations to Givewell-style charities compete with each other?
I don’t mean to set an unreasonably high bar. Sorry if my comment came across that way.
It’s important to use the right counterfactual because work for the long-term future competes with GiveWell-style charities. This is clearly the message of 80000hours.org, for example. After all, we want to do the most good we can, and it’s not enough to do better than zero.
I’m probably confused about what you’re saying, but how is this different from saying that work on Givewell-style charities compete with the long-term future, and also donations to Givewell-style charities compete with each other?