The urgency factor reminds me of a Charity Entrepreneurship blog post from a few years ago (which I can’t locate now) that emphasized the importance of considering windows of opportunity when prioritizing causes. For example, preventing the development of a new industry, like octopus farming, is particularly pressing now, because the industry is still nascent. Acting now could be far easier than trying to challenge a well-established industry 5 to 10 years down the line. By having the opportunity to intervene early, we may prevent more suffering, something that may be less accessible for mature industries. So I think I would place this “opportunity/urgency factor” within “tractability”, as it influences our ability to address the issue effectively at a given point in time.
The urgency factor reminds me of a Charity Entrepreneurship blog post from a few years ago (which I can’t locate now) that emphasized the importance of considering windows of opportunity when prioritizing causes. For example, preventing the development of a new industry, like octopus farming, is particularly pressing now, because the industry is still nascent. Acting now could be far easier than trying to challenge a well-established industry 5 to 10 years down the line. By having the opportunity to intervene early, we may prevent more suffering, something that may be less accessible for mature industries. So I think I would place this “opportunity/urgency factor” within “tractability”, as it influences our ability to address the issue effectively at a given point in time.