Vasco Grilo🔸 comments on Effects on microorganisms are much larger than those on animals and plants under the assumptions of Rethink Priorities’ mainline welfare ranges?

[Vasco Grilo🔸]

Hello. Could you clarify what would be extending my conclusions? I have analysed microorganisms, including bacteria, in the post, and took the same conclusion.

I speculate soil microorganisms have a negative welfare per organism-year, as is my best guess for soil nematodes, and therefore recommend decreasing their population. I expect the density of microorganisms to correlate with net primary production, and this to be lower for agricultural land than the counterfactual land use. So I recommend increasing agricultural land to increase the welfare of soil microorganisms.