Briefly, the main reasons I see in favour of giving more are:
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Option value: if we build the infrastructure to productively absorb funding, then we can choose not to use it if it turns out to not be necessary; whereas if we don’t build the infrastructure now, then it will take time to do so if in a few years’ time it does turn out to be necessary.
How do you define infrastructure ? Could you give some concrete examples of infrastructure you had in mind when you wrote this? (I’ve noticed there is a lack of clarity around this term in general).
Some clarifications on terminology:
How do you define infrastructure ? Could you give some concrete examples of infrastructure you had in mind when you wrote this? (I’ve noticed there is a lack of clarity around this term in general).
I turned this into a question. Maybe someone will answer: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/piLpBkxFyGcnvT6fA/what-is-meant-by-infrastructure-in-ea