I agree that this conflict is certainly not neglected right now (I edited my question accordingly) and that it’s probably difficult to find effective (neglected) interventions in such cases. Lots of people in EA are already thinking about this, though, so I thought it might be worth spending at least a few minutes brainstorming ideas to see if we missed anything.
Just want to say that I think Charles’s critiques are fair, but that doesn’t change the fact that I appreciated that you posted this. Time-sensitivity/presence of a limited window of opportunity is an underappreciated lever for impact in the EA toolkit; arguably it should be a formal part of the ITN framework.
The truth is that I am doing nothing to help the Ukraine crisis. I am also doing nothing to help the Afghan crisis.
I did not intend to critique you or make you edit your post. I think you should do exactly what you’re doing, if you think it is right.
I wanted to extend with my comment and write something more. This is orthogonal to your post. While it doesn’t contradict your intentions, it seems inappropriate right now.
I did something for the Afghan crisis (like donating, taking part in multiple protests) and I am doing something for Ukraine (like donating, supporting people with contacts to opportunities). Just want to show that not everyone thinks like Charles.
I think it is difficult to intervene in an emergency and extremely cost inefficient. Also, the situation has maximum attention.
It is difficult to watch the events and realize many people similar to us will suffer and die.
There were similar posts around the Afghan collapse in 2021, which got some attention, although the suffering was relatively small.
Now, months later, some say we could see the deaths of millions of people.
But this isn’t in the news anymore.
I agree that this conflict is certainly not neglected right now (I edited my question accordingly) and that it’s probably difficult to find effective (neglected) interventions in such cases. Lots of people in EA are already thinking about this, though, so I thought it might be worth spending at least a few minutes brainstorming ideas to see if we missed anything.
Just want to say that I think Charles’s critiques are fair, but that doesn’t change the fact that I appreciated that you posted this. Time-sensitivity/presence of a limited window of opportunity is an underappreciated lever for impact in the EA toolkit; arguably it should be a formal part of the ITN framework.
The truth is that I am doing nothing to help the Ukraine crisis. I am also doing nothing to help the Afghan crisis.
I did not intend to critique you or make you edit your post. I think you should do exactly what you’re doing, if you think it is right.
I wanted to extend with my comment and write something more. This is orthogonal to your post. While it doesn’t contradict your intentions, it seems inappropriate right now.
I did something for the Afghan crisis (like donating, taking part in multiple protests) and I am doing something for Ukraine (like donating, supporting people with contacts to opportunities). Just want to show that not everyone thinks like Charles.