FWIW, as someone who previously warned about risk of accidental harm, I personally mostly agree with this comment. I think what I care more is “option value to shut projects down if they turn out to be harmful” than preventing damage in the first place (with the exception of projects that have very large negative effects from the very beginning).
I think offering funding & advice causes more people to work with you, and the closer they are working with you, the larger the influence your opinion is likely to have on the question of whether they should shut down their project.
FWIW, as someone who previously warned about risk of accidental harm, I personally mostly agree with this comment. I think what I care more is “option value to shut projects down if they turn out to be harmful” than preventing damage in the first place (with the exception of projects that have very large negative effects from the very beginning).
I think offering funding & advice causes more people to work with you, and the closer they are working with you, the larger the influence your opinion is likely to have on the question of whether they should shut down their project.