Thanks for sharing your thoughts and frustrations—I’m very curious to learn more about LMIC perspectives! I have the following reflections that agree with some aspects of your points while potentially disagreeing with others:
It’s important to consider how to adapt cause prioritization to the local context. E.g., there may be something to prioritizing basic infrastructure, and the urgency of problems can be very significant. However, some issues seem to be particularly big and of a global scale in a way that are surprisingly weird and hard to fully grasp (certainly took me a long time and I still have a lot to learn). These include existential risks from AI and pandemics that could affect all of us and future generations.
Using contextualized sources that communicate the core ideas and claims to a broader audience makes sense. I’m reminded of this curricula. That said, I think ideas should come first. While diversity is important, it shouldn’t be prioritized over the core ideas.
Thank you @SebastianSchmidt for your reflections. Definitely there are some real big issues that can only be tackled on a global scale while adapting others to local context may significantly make a big difference. As to the primacy of core ideas over diversity , I find it as chicken or the egg dilemma. Thanks for sharing the curricula. I would be glad to take a virtual coffee with you and chat about my panoramic views on LMIC.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and frustrations—I’m very curious to learn more about LMIC perspectives! I have the following reflections that agree with some aspects of your points while potentially disagreeing with others:
It’s important to consider how to adapt cause prioritization to the local context. E.g., there may be something to prioritizing basic infrastructure, and the urgency of problems can be very significant. However, some issues seem to be particularly big and of a global scale in a way that are surprisingly weird and hard to fully grasp (certainly took me a long time and I still have a lot to learn). These include existential risks from AI and pandemics that could affect all of us and future generations.
Using contextualized sources that communicate the core ideas and claims to a broader audience makes sense. I’m reminded of this curricula. That said, I think ideas should come first. While diversity is important, it shouldn’t be prioritized over the core ideas.
Thank you @SebastianSchmidt for your reflections. Definitely there are some real big issues that can only be tackled on a global scale while adapting others to local context may significantly make a big difference. As to the primacy of core ideas over diversity , I find it as chicken or the egg dilemma. Thanks for sharing the curricula. I would be glad to take a virtual coffee with you and chat about my panoramic views on LMIC.