This straightforwardly got the novel coronavirus (now “covid-19”) on the radar of many EAs who were otherwise only vaguely aware of it, or thought it was another media panic, like bird flu.
The post also illustrates some of the key strengths and interests of effective altruism, like quantification, forecasting, and ability to separate out minor global events from bigger ones.
This straightforwardly got the novel coronavirus (now “covid-19”) on the radar of many EAs who were otherwise only vaguely aware of it, or thought it was another media panic, like bird flu.
The post also illustrates some of the key strengths and interests of effective altruism, like quantification, forecasting, and ability to separate out minor global events from bigger ones.