Well...that’s true only if you assume other people have the same opportunity cost as you (linearity). For recycling, being a vegan, raising children, etc., your opportunity cost as an EA will be different, likely higher than for other people. A world where more people were spending resources raising children would be better than the current one where much is spent on consumption/leisure/other goods that don’t contribute to growth. But an EA wouldn’t draw from their EA budget to have children as the opportunity cost for the budget is donating to AI safety, global health, etc. This non-linearity seems to exist in most circumstances concerning use of time/money, so I’m not sure whether there are many cases where deontology will actually improve decision-making, other than giving a quick answer.
Well...that’s true only if you assume other people have the same opportunity cost as you (linearity). For recycling, being a vegan, raising children, etc., your opportunity cost as an EA will be different, likely higher than for other people. A world where more people were spending resources raising children would be better than the current one where much is spent on consumption/leisure/other goods that don’t contribute to growth. But an EA wouldn’t draw from their EA budget to have children as the opportunity cost for the budget is donating to AI safety, global health, etc. This non-linearity seems to exist in most circumstances concerning use of time/money, so I’m not sure whether there are many cases where deontology will actually improve decision-making, other than giving a quick answer.