Thanks, I added the first two, as well as reducing value drift.
With regards to your four weird ideas.
Nice to see that Humane Pesticides has seen some work since then; I already had it in the list.
Happy Animal Farms / “titling the universe with rats on heroin” / “filling the universe with tiny beings whose minds are specifically geared toward feeling as much pure happiness as possible” sort of feel like the same cause, just a difference in implementation. Do you have a canonical reference for the idea? Also, “universal eudaimonia” is the wrong word to use for this because it sort of implies happiness through higher virtues, maybe “universal euphoria” would be a better fit.
Thanks, I added the first two, as well as reducing value drift.
With regards to your four weird ideas.
Nice to see that Humane Pesticides has seen some work since then; I already had it in the list.
Happy Animal Farms / “titling the universe with rats on heroin” / “filling the universe with tiny beings whose minds are specifically geared toward feeling as much pure happiness as possible” sort of feel like the same cause, just a difference in implementation. Do you have a canonical reference for the idea? Also, “universal eudaimonia” is the wrong word to use for this because it sort of implies happiness through higher virtues, maybe “universal euphoria” would be a better fit.
Notes for future reference re: Values spreading / Highly targeted values Spreading:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BpuTtsz6J6GBycYvJ/on-values-spreading
https://www.utilitarian-essays.com/values-spreading.html
https://rationalaltruist.com/2013/06/13/against-moral-advocacy/
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/54Cdt4BR84vDcki6i/effective-altruism-and-free-riding
Added value spreading
Added universal euphoria