Thanks for clarifying. That helps me understand your concern about the unilateralist’s curse with funders acting independently. But i don’t understand why the OP proposal of evaluating/encouraging funding diversification for important cause areas would exacerbate it. Presumably those funders could make risky bets regardless of this evaluation. Is it because you think it would bring a lot more funders into these areas or give them more permission to fund projects that they are currently ignoring?
Thanks for clarifying. That helps me understand your concern about the unilateralist’s curse with funders acting independently. But i don’t understand why the OP proposal of evaluating/encouraging funding diversification for important cause areas would exacerbate it. Presumably those funders could make risky bets regardless of this evaluation. Is it because you think it would bring a lot more funders into these areas or give them more permission to fund projects that they are currently ignoring?
I meant to describe an argument against causing there to be more unilateralist funders in cause areas that involve anthropogenic x-risks.