If I understand you correctly, I agree. I understand the reason for quoting GiveWell’s framework, however, I think that it is potentially discouraging to someone who is trying to do the most good in a context that they care about. That’s not to say that nobody should ever say ‘maybe there are more neglected causes that you may not have thought about’, but the EA community certainly shouldn’t be giving the impression that we follow some strict ideology that no-one can challenge.
If I understand you correctly, I agree. I understand the reason for quoting GiveWell’s framework, however, I think that it is potentially discouraging to someone who is trying to do the most good in a context that they care about. That’s not to say that nobody should ever say ‘maybe there are more neglected causes that you may not have thought about’, but the EA community certainly shouldn’t be giving the impression that we follow some strict ideology that no-one can challenge.