If the feelings that come with caring for a few hundred are similar to those that come with caring for billions because of scope insensivity, why do we prefer an intervention that saves billions vs another that saves only a few hundred?
There is clearly more to caring than just intuitive feelings. We also have caring feelings that move us to do the calculations and then choose actions leading to more impactful outcomes. I would not discount such feelings when trying to understand altruistic motivation.
If the feelings that come with caring for a few hundred are similar to those that come with caring for billions because of scope insensivity, why do we prefer an intervention that saves billions vs another that saves only a few hundred?
There is clearly more to caring than just intuitive feelings. We also have caring feelings that move us to do the calculations and then choose actions leading to more impactful outcomes. I would not discount such feelings when trying to understand altruistic motivation.