I’d love to try surveying the general population with thought experiments to find people’s empirical tradeoffs of pain levels.
It looks like the Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (OPIS) is looking into this:
Suffering survey We are currently working on a quantitative overview and visualisation of world suffering, including both humans and non-human animals. As part of this study, in September 2024 we launched a survey to assess intensity and duration of suffering in humans across a range of conditions and situations. The survey also asks questions about the nature of the suffering and any measures that were found to be effective in relieving it. The survey will remain open at least until the end of 2024.
The survey is mainly multiple-choice, takes about 5-15 minutes to complete, and can be filled out anonymously. Anyone who has experienced significant suffering, physical or psychological, in the past or present, can participate, and provide information on 1-3 life conditions. We would be grateful if you would consider participating and also sharing it widely within your network!
Thanks, Ariel.
It looks like the Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (OPIS) is looking into this:
I have just completed it, and it took me 15 min.
I forgot to say OPIS’ survey did not look into the types of pain defined by the Welfare Footprint Project.