I don’t think animal interventions are worse but I do I think the statement is wild speculation. I don’t think EAs can effectively compare interventions between very different cause areas.
I suspect most EAs don’t actually think through their own cause prioritisation, I think they instead defer to others, and thus don’t view the consensus as compelling evidence to change my mind.
Evidence that ripple-effects of interventions are negligible would change my mind though. I find the EV calculations for the short-term supremacy of animal welfare interventions compelling but suspect that global health interventions have larger ripple effects throughout time and that ripple effects are likely more important than the immediate effect of the intervention.
I don’t think animal interventions are worse but I do I think the statement is wild speculation. I don’t think EAs can effectively compare interventions between very different cause areas.
I suspect most EAs don’t actually think through their own cause prioritisation, I think they instead defer to others, and thus don’t view the consensus as compelling evidence to change my mind.
Evidence that ripple-effects of interventions are negligible would change my mind though. I find the EV calculations for the short-term supremacy of animal welfare interventions compelling but suspect that global health interventions have larger ripple effects throughout time and that ripple effects are likely more important than the immediate effect of the intervention.