(1) I do want to note that I don’t think one should evaluate microcovid as though it was an altruistic action selected by a prioritization process! It was more like a selfish and friend-oriented project, which we made scalable enough to unlock big positive externalities in our broader community and beyond. The first version of the system was purely to save my own group house! (That said, I do think it’s well-described as a project in the spirit of rationality, and a good example of rationality in action.)
(1) I do want to note that I don’t think one should evaluate microcovid as though it was an altruistic action selected by a prioritization process! It was more like a selfish and friend-oriented project, which we made scalable enough to unlock big positive externalities in our broader community and beyond. The first version of the system was purely to save my own group house! (That said, I do think it’s well-described as a project in the spirit of rationality, and a good example of rationality in action.)