Thanks for pointing that out, Michael! I should note I Fermiestimated accounting for farmed animals only decreases the cost-effectiveness of GiveWell’s top charities by 8.72 %. However, this was without considering future increases in the consumption of animals throughout the lives of people who are saved, which usually follow economic growth. I also Fermi estimated the badness of the experiences of all farmed animals alive is 4.64 times the goodness of the experiences of all humans alive, which suggests saving a random human life results in a nearterm increase in suffering.
Thanks for pointing that out, Michael! I should note I Fermi estimated accounting for farmed animals only decreases the cost-effectiveness of GiveWell’s top charities by 8.72 %. However, this was without considering future increases in the consumption of animals throughout the lives of people who are saved, which usually follow economic growth. I also Fermi estimated the badness of the experiences of all farmed animals alive is 4.64 times the goodness of the experiences of all humans alive, which suggests saving a random human life results in a nearterm increase in suffering.