The things that most people can see are good, and which therefore would bring more people into the movement. Like finding the best ways to help people in extreme poverty, and ending factory farming (see my above answer to what I would do if I were in my twenties).
One common objection to what The Life You Can Save and GiveWell are doing—recommending the most effective charities to help people in extreme poverty—is that this is a band-aid, and doesn’t get at the underlying problems, for which structural change is needed. I’d like to see more EAs engaging with that objection, and assessing paths to structural changes that are feasible and likely to make a difference.
What areas would you like to see EAs dedicate more of their human capital to?
The things that most people can see are good, and which therefore would bring more people into the movement. Like finding the best ways to help people in extreme poverty, and ending factory farming (see my above answer to what I would do if I were in my twenties).
One common objection to what The Life You Can Save and GiveWell are doing—recommending the most effective charities to help people in extreme poverty—is that this is a band-aid, and doesn’t get at the underlying problems, for which structural change is needed. I’d like to see more EAs engaging with that objection, and assessing paths to structural changes that are feasible and likely to make a difference.