I just wanted to leave a quick endorsement for the concept of “local priorities research”. One thing that might be easy to forget is that at least some of the best opportunities for doing good don’t just “exist”, they are created by entrepreneurial efforts and “made to be”. Thus, simply directing people to the, at the time, most impactful opportunities is likely not the best long-term strategy. Rather, it seems logical that we also have to invest a part of our resources into developing our capacity to make the best use of available resources at a specific location and create opportunities that didn’t exist before. So thank you very much, for putting this idea on the EA concept map, I hope it receives some of the attention it deserves!
I just wanted to leave a quick endorsement for the concept of “local priorities research”. One thing that might be easy to forget is that at least some of the best opportunities for doing good don’t just “exist”, they are created by entrepreneurial efforts and “made to be”. Thus, simply directing people to the, at the time, most impactful opportunities is likely not the best long-term strategy. Rather, it seems logical that we also have to invest a part of our resources into developing our capacity to make the best use of available resources at a specific location and create opportunities that didn’t exist before. So thank you very much, for putting this idea on the EA concept map, I hope it receives some of the attention it deserves!