I’m guessing 2 is in response to the example I removed from my comment, roughly starting a new equally cost-effective org working on the same thing as another org would be pointless and create waste. I agree that there could be efficiency improvements, but now we’re asking how much and if that justifies the co-founders’ opportunity costs and other costs. The impact of the charity now comes from a possibly only marginal increase in cost-effectiveness. That’s a completely different and much harder analysis. I’m also more skeptical of the gains in cases where EA charities are already involved, since they are already aiming to maximize cost-effectiveness.
I’m guessing 2 is in response to the example I removed from my comment, roughly starting a new equally cost-effective org working on the same thing as another org would be pointless and create waste. I agree that there could be efficiency improvements, but now we’re asking how much and if that justifies the co-founders’ opportunity costs and other costs. The impact of the charity now comes from a possibly only marginal increase in cost-effectiveness. That’s a completely different and much harder analysis. I’m also more skeptical of the gains in cases where EA charities are already involved, since they are already aiming to maximize cost-effectiveness.