Andreas Jessen🔸
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Trained as a mechanic, bachelor's in mechanical engineering, now working on my master's in energy technology. After that, I want to work on alternative protein.
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If there is anything EA related in or near Hamburg, Germany you need help with, feel free to reach out. I'll try and connect you to a relevant person.
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This is just an intuition of mine, and not thoroughly researched, but it seems to me that if we consider all sentient beings, there are many possible futures in which the average well-being would be below neutral, and some of them, especially for non-human animals, would be quite easily preventable. This leads me to believe that marginal resources are currently better invested in preventing future suffering than in reducing the risk of extinction.
I found that linked post from Scott Alexander quite interesting, but it seems like the numbers are no longer up to date. The paper he cites is from 2003. I think the political landscape has changed quite a bit since then. If I had to guess, I'd say political donations have become larger. It would be interesting to see more recent figures and if these are still small for their impact.