Thanks for your comment Cameron and the work you’re doing! Wild animal suffering is an area that I think is highly important but I struggle to think very clearly about. That’s why I only mentioned it briefly. Thank you for elaborating further on this and linking some resources.
I strongly agree with your point about reducing suffering without affecting population size (significantly). As I wrote in reply to Mo’s comment, I think that welfare-improving interventions that do not have strong population effects seem more promising, if we are uncertain about the net value of affected lives (as I am).
Thanks for your comment Cameron and the work you’re doing! Wild animal suffering is an area that I think is highly important but I struggle to think very clearly about. That’s why I only mentioned it briefly. Thank you for elaborating further on this and linking some resources.
I strongly agree with your point about reducing suffering without affecting population size (significantly). As I wrote in reply to Mo’s comment, I think that welfare-improving interventions that do not have strong population effects seem more promising, if we are uncertain about the net value of affected lives (as I am).