All of Steeven's Comments + Replies
I'm not convinced about tractability, relative to other interventions.
You write:
“Government is just by its nature slow, efficient, bureaucratic, complex, convoluted, <insert additional adjectives> and working to change that is just the nature of the game.”
But my actual objection is something you addressed earlier, namely that
“The complexity and incoherence of our government often make it difficult for us to understand just what that government is doing, and among the practices it most frequently hides from view is the growing tenden...
How much do these roles pay? If they do not pay salaries at the same level that someone with those skills could make elsewhere, that means that top talent might not go to these roles unless they happen to be effective altruists, which seems unlikely. I've read a lot about how EA is no longer money constrained, so if these roles do not pay very well, is that actually true?
The relative difference you cited between most painful and second most painful experience is interesting. Personally, I can't even name my second most painful experience, but will probably never forget my most painful experience.
Even given the intensity of my most painful experience, I would rather do that again compared to facing a year of chronic pain because chronic pain seems so debilitating.
One thing I'm wondering about with respect to pain in animals is how they process memories, and how closely their memories alter their experience. I th... (read more)