“Cause Plurality vs Cause Prioritization” by Joey 🔸

TLDR: Prioritization is one of Effective Altruism's most fundamental values. In fact, almost all the EA principles outlined on Wikipedia (Impartiality, Cause Prioritization, Cost-Effectiveness, Counterfactual Reasoning) point towards the concept that some ways of doing good are better than others. However, there is another factor we need to balance: plurality. The EA movement is young; it is still learning and evolving. We do not have all the answers (and even if we did have all the facts there would be variation in values). We should expect that new causes, career paths, and ways to do good will emerge. Some of the debates that divide the EA movement might not be resolved in our lifetime, due to deep ethical or epistemic differences. If our long-term goal is to have the most impact, it would therefore likely be wise to keep a somewhat open mind, rather than putting all of our [...] --- First published: November 11th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Hs9Ei4Ev8xB2NmrbA/cause-plurality-vs-cause-prioritization --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.