I think elitism and inequality are real worriesâI think it is lamentable but probably true that some peopleâs lives will have far greater instrumental effects on the world than others. (But this doesnât change their intrinsic worth as an experiencer of emotions and haver of human connections.)
So I agree that there is a danger of thinking too much of oneself as some sort of ubermensch do-gooder, but the question of to what extent impact varies by person or action is separate.
So I agree that there is a danger of thinking too much of oneself as some sort of ubermensch do-gooder, but the question of to what extent impact varies by person or action is separate.
I think that makes sense and is definitely a take that I feel respect (and gratitude/âhope) for.
I think it is lamentable but probably true that some peopleâs lives will have far greater instrumental effects on the world than others.
Even after a week of reflecting on the empirical questionâdo some people have magnitudes higher impact than others? - and the conceptual questionâwhich impact evaluation framework (counterfactual, Shapley value attribution, something else entirely) should we use to assess levels of impact? -, I remain uncertain and confused on my own beliefs here (see more in my comment on the polio vaccine example above). So Iâm not sure what my current response to your claim â[itâs] probably true that some peopleâs lives will have far greater instrumental effects on the world than othersâ is or should be.
I think elitism and inequality are real worriesâI think it is lamentable but probably true that some peopleâs lives will have far greater instrumental effects on the world than others. (But this doesnât change their intrinsic worth as an experiencer of emotions and haver of human connections.)
So I agree that there is a danger of thinking too much of oneself as some sort of ubermensch do-gooder, but the question of to what extent impact varies by person or action is separate.
I think that makes sense and is definitely a take that I feel respect (and gratitude/âhope) for.
Even after a week of reflecting on the empirical questionâdo some people have magnitudes higher impact than others? - and the conceptual questionâwhich impact evaluation framework (counterfactual, Shapley value attribution, something else entirely) should we use to assess levels of impact? -, I remain uncertain and confused on my own beliefs here (see more in my comment on the polio vaccine example above). So Iâm not sure what my current response to your claim â[itâs] probably true that some peopleâs lives will have far greater instrumental effects on the world than othersâ is or should be.