when you just as easily could have addressed it to OpenPhil
This is true—and I would say that a lot of the same questions could be directed to OpenPhil.
process that minimised the influence of my personal opinions
But there should be some ultimate sanity checking on that process; if some process ends up recommending something that isn’t really a good recommendation, then is it a good process?
it can save you from wasting time going down rabbit holes.
Yes, that’s true, and I would consider it a pro which I consider to be outweighed by other factors.
This is true—and I would say that a lot of the same questions could be directed to OpenPhil.
But there should be some ultimate sanity checking on that process; if some process ends up recommending something that isn’t really a good recommendation, then is it a good process?
Yes, that’s true, and I would consider it a pro which I consider to be outweighed by other factors.