One difference between your vision and all of these approaches is that you’re focused primarily on a negative approach, knocking down flimsy pet theories. By contrast, 80k, Project Drawdown, SENS, and most other examples of this sort of project focus on a positive approach, highlighting the projects and cause areas they think are most important.
Agreed. I see the pattern here “flimsy ideas, enormous initiatives” as clear examples of large-scale failures. The solutions that these problems hint at are another important conversation.
So if we’re using 80k as a reference class, it may be ultimately necessary to also create and focus on a positive agenda for the information you’re presenting. What sorts of engineering projects are important, tractable, and neglected?
Also agreed. I think a lot of EA analysis now would ideally be used to help inspire future altruistic programs. (Charity Entrepreneurship as perhaps the most obvious example). I think that we’ll be seeing more work like this over the next few years.
Agreed. I see the pattern here “flimsy ideas, enormous initiatives” as clear examples of large-scale failures. The solutions that these problems hint at are another important conversation.
Also agreed. I think a lot of EA analysis now would ideally be used to help inspire future altruistic programs. (Charity Entrepreneurship as perhaps the most obvious example). I think that we’ll be seeing more work like this over the next few years.