I've never seen a BOTEC of DALYs/$ for land use reform so unsure how it compares to other interventions, but my impression is that it is in the EA discourse because OP funds it. I lean towards it not being an effective use of funds, but I have low confidence in that.

https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/land-use-reform/

Having defined budgets has been very helpful for me! Otherwise, I fall prey to the perils of maximization.

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IFF cultured meat is a technological inevitability. I don't think this is necessarily true, we could also improve the efficiency of factory farming and create a very bad future for animals.

I think one thing lacking in the EtG community is actually feeling like you're a part of the EA space. Since my day to day interaction is outside of the EA space, it can feel very difficult to remain value-aligned and socially close to people who share the same value system unless I put in a very concerted effort. 

Based on my anecdotal experience, it could be very high value to have some sort of social community developed around this!

What are your takeaways for backfire effects from interventions to reduce aquaculture?

Wonderful! I think I may have came off as anti-ballot measure in my comment but I actually canvassed for DD, 308, & 309. Thanks for sharing and thinking critically about future ballot initiatives. I'm excited to see what we come up with. :)

EATS act would just allow lower-welfare imports AFAIK. I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of how much this would actually impact welfare (i.e. in a massive state like California, is there enough price incentive to set up factory farms on the border post-EATS?)

In the US context, I am curious how tractable mail-in ballot reform is. This was passed in Arizona in 1991 and Colorado in 2013, although I'm unsure what the progress looks like at a large scale.