Nice point, Nick! Even considering the conditions are as bad as in high income countries (pessimistic), I Fermiestimated accounting for the meat-eater problem only decreases the cost-effectiveness of GiveWell’s top charities by 8.72 %. On the other hand, I did not account for future increases in the consumption of animals throughout the lives of people who are saved (optimistic), which usually follow economic growth. For reference, I also Fermi estimated the badness of the experiences of all farmed animals alive is 4.64 times the goodness of the experiences of all humans alive, which suggests saving a random human life results in a nearterm increase in suffering.
Thanks Vasco yeah I’ve read your great posts. I straight up disagree on the relative importance of farmed welfare to human welfare, but that’s because Im not a hedonistic utilitarian and have far lower moral weights for animals than RP.
Nice point, Nick! Even considering the conditions are as bad as in high income countries (pessimistic), I Fermi estimated accounting for the meat-eater problem only decreases the cost-effectiveness of GiveWell’s top charities by 8.72 %. On the other hand, I did not account for future increases in the consumption of animals throughout the lives of people who are saved (optimistic), which usually follow economic growth. For reference, I also Fermi estimated the badness of the experiences of all farmed animals alive is 4.64 times the goodness of the experiences of all humans alive, which suggests saving a random human life results in a nearterm increase in suffering.
Thanks Vasco yeah I’ve read your great posts. I straight up disagree on the relative importance of farmed welfare to human welfare, but that’s because Im not a hedonistic utilitarian and have far lower moral weights for animals than RP.