Here’s my rushed, high-level take. I’ll try to engage with specific subpoints later.
My views
Despite making the case for convergence being plausible this does still feel a bit contrived. I am sure if you put effort into it you could make a many weak arguments approach to show that nearterm and longterm approaches to doing good will diverge.
I feel like this is by far the most important part of this post and I think it should be highlighted more/put more upfront. The entire rest of the article felt like a concerted exercise in motivated reasoning (including the introductory framing and the word “thesis” in the title) and I almost didn’t read it or bothered to comment as a result; I’m glad I did read to this section however.
In short I don’t think we yet know how to do the most good and there is a case for much more exploratory research
I agree with this. As a result I was surprised at the “possible implications” section, since it presumes that the main conclusion of the post is correct.
Here’s my rushed, high-level take. I’ll try to engage with specific subpoints later.
I feel like this is by far the most important part of this post and I think it should be highlighted more/put more upfront. The entire rest of the article felt like a concerted exercise in motivated reasoning (including the introductory framing and the word “thesis” in the title) and I almost didn’t read it or bothered to comment as a result; I’m glad I did read to this section however.
I agree with this. As a result I was surprised at the “possible implications” section, since it presumes that the main conclusion of the post is correct.