What does longtermism add beyond the importance-tractability-crowdedness framework? According to the ITC framework, we allocate resources to interventions with the highest expected value, given current funding levels. (More precisely, allocate the next dollar to the intervention with the highest marginal utility per dollar.) If those interventions turn out to be aimed at helping future generations, so what?
What does longtermism add beyond the importance-tractability-crowdedness framework? According to the ITC framework, we allocate resources to interventions with the highest expected value, given current funding levels. (More precisely, allocate the next dollar to the intervention with the highest marginal utility per dollar.) If those interventions turn out to be aimed at helping future generations, so what?