GiveDirectly is about giving resources to other present people, even though they will not use it in a very targeted manner. The obvious analogy for the future is to save/invest money, which very slightly accelerates economic growth and transfers resources to future people, even if not in a very targeted manner.
It’s not a great option; we should be able to do a lot better. But it does seem roughly equivalent to GiveDirectly, which is also not a great option.
GiveDirectly is about giving resources to other present people, even though they will not use it in a very targeted manner. The obvious analogy for the future is to save/invest money, which very slightly accelerates economic growth and transfers resources to future people, even if not in a very targeted manner.
It’s not a great option; we should be able to do a lot better. But it does seem roughly equivalent to GiveDirectly, which is also not a great option.