On Twitter: PradyuPrasad
I write about economics and history
On Twitter: PradyuPrasad
I write about economics and history
Why not find the stakeholders who do have sufficient incentives to allocate funding well; i.e., those who stand to benefit most from the decisions that are made?
Could you give me a concrete example? For many concerns it’s impossible to reach them (eg longtermist ideas about the future) and for global health and development while it’s possible (although I am slightly sceptical of the benefits)
That is true, but I also do think that the symbolic value of doing it is very high. If you’re a community that believes that the government should do [policy] it is not only good PR but also makes you understand your beliefs better if you also pursue that policy (to the extent that you can scale it down)
Boaz Barak seems like a good person? Or even the tweet I linked to by Richard Ngo and Jacob Buckman
The first exception about AMCs not being effective is interesting. Do you have more resources on them?
I don’t think that they won’t be irrational. I think that the need to have a reputation would lead to them being more rational than the median voter. EA organisations will make mistakes. Voters too will make mistakes.
But only EA organisations will face public blowback for that and over time will have better processes for correcting those mistakes