Thanks for the comment An1lam, and apologies for the delay! Really appreciate the engagement.
Some thoughts in response:
On (1), I agree that fostering an ecosystem doesn’t require a load of experienced people; you’re very much right that that’s the whole problem that we’re trying to solve in the first place! What we mostly mean to say in terms of pointing to the lack of requisite experience is that we found that there weren’t that many individuals who are ready to hit the ground running with founding a substantial longtermist start-up right now;...
Really glad to hear, and in turn, really appreciate your engagement with the post!