I don’t think your point about Toby’s GDP recommendation is inconsistent with David’s claim that Toby/Will seem to imply “Effective Altruism should focus entirely on longtermism” since EA is not in control of all of the world’s GDP. It’s consistent to recommend EA focus entirely on longtermism and that the world spend .1% of GDP on x-risk (or longtermism).
I agree it’s not entailed by that, but both Will and Toby were also in the Leaders Forum Survey I linked to. From knowing them, I’m also confident that they wouldn’t agree with “EA should focus entirely on longtermism”.
That’s a very good point—and if that is the entire claim, I would strongly endorse it. But, from what I have read, that is not what strong longtermism actually claims, according to proponents.
I don’t think your point about Toby’s GDP recommendation is inconsistent with David’s claim that Toby/Will seem to imply “Effective Altruism should focus entirely on longtermism” since EA is not in control of all of the world’s GDP. It’s consistent to recommend EA focus entirely on longtermism and that the world spend .1% of GDP on x-risk (or longtermism).
I agree it’s not entailed by that, but both Will and Toby were also in the Leaders Forum Survey I linked to. From knowing them, I’m also confident that they wouldn’t agree with “EA should focus entirely on longtermism”.
That’s a very good point—and if that is the entire claim, I would strongly endorse it. But, from what I have read, that is not what strong longtermism actually claims, according to proponents.