Yeah, thatâs interesting, but the argument âwe should consider just letting people die, even when we could easily save them, because they eat too much chicken,â is very much not what anti-EAs like Leif Wenar have in mind when they talk about GiveWell being âharmfulâ!
(Aside: have you heard anyone argue for domestic policies, like cuts to health care /â insurance coverage, on the grounds that more human deaths would actually be a good thing? It seems to follow from the view you mention [not your view, I understand], but one doesnât hear that implication expressed so often.)
Yeah, thatâs interesting, but the argument âwe should consider just letting people die, even when we could easily save them, because they eat too much chicken,â is very much not what anti-EAs like Leif Wenar have in mind when they talk about GiveWell being âharmfulâ!
(Aside: have you heard anyone argue for domestic policies, like cuts to health care /â insurance coverage, on the grounds that more human deaths would actually be a good thing? It seems to follow from the view you mention [not your view, I understand], but one doesnât hear that implication expressed so often.)