I really like these nuances. I think one of the problems with the drowning child parable / early EA thinking more generally was (and still is, to a large extent) very focused on the actions of the individual.
It’s definitely easier and more accurate to model individual behavior, but I think we (as a community) could do more to improve our models of group behavior even though it’s more difficult and costly to do so.
I really like these nuances. I think one of the problems with the drowning child parable / early EA thinking more generally was (and still is, to a large extent) very focused on the actions of the individual.
It’s definitely easier and more accurate to model individual behavior, but I think we (as a community) could do more to improve our models of group behavior even though it’s more difficult and costly to do so.