I’ll admit this was a lot to take in, and intuitively I’m inclined to reject fanaticism simply because it seems more reasonable, intuitively, to believe that high probability interventions are always better than low ones. This position, for me at least, is rooted in normalcy bias, and if there’s one thing Effective Altruism has taught me, it’s that normalcy bias can be a formidable obstacle to doing good.
I’ll admit this was a lot to take in, and intuitively I’m inclined to reject fanaticism simply because it seems more reasonable, intuitively, to believe that high probability interventions are always better than low ones. This position, for me at least, is rooted in normalcy bias, and if there’s one thing Effective Altruism has taught me, it’s that normalcy bias can be a formidable obstacle to doing good.