TL;DR -- The article is of questionable epistemic reliability.
I had not, but since it was counterintuitive to me I took a look at the article. For something that doesn't have a good first principles explanation, I tend to think it should provide some clear evidence for me to change my priors. I did not leave the article with this feeling. When reading this article, these posts came to mind ( https://www.lesswrong.com/s/GSqFqc646rsRd2oyz/p/34XxbRFe54FycoCDw and https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SFZoEBpLo9frSJGkc/rationalization ). As a vegan/vegetarian, it could be me doing the rationalization, but here are the aspects of the article which made me skeptical of the results.
The initial intention of the data was not to look at this problem. The... (read more)
Interesting question and one I have thought a lot about. I hold a moral anti-realism view and think most people speaking about "morality" are discussing normative views. For this reason, a Virtue Ethics framework would translate really well into a better world under your scenario. A framework designed to optimize people being better rather than doing better would hopefully be an improvement a step earlier in the process of living. I am not familiar with a lot of criticism about virtue ethics, but open to reconsidering. Additionally, a moral anti-realism position isn't necessary for virtue ethics to be an ideal framework in my mind.
I hope you enjoy them like I did
This is a post from Substack which can be found here.
Not long ago, I would read roughly one book every couple of years. I had a busier life. I didn’t value spending my attention on books. It wasn’t until 3 years ago that my life settled down. With new found time, my mind’s hunger for novel information increased and I stumbled upon our local library. Fortunately for me, they provide access to two audio book apps (Hoopla and Libby). I also picked up more physical books. My consumption is roughly 75% audio and 25% physical. With... (read 712 more words →)
A really simple example of what industry doesn't care about outcomes and pumps out product despite lack of evidence of effect and even potentially adds harm is the supplement industry. They dont care about brand reputation because they just change their name or bring another product to market eventually. If you take the FDA away you will have every major pharmaceutical just releasing garbage medications that barely improve life, yet increase cost and add side effects. They already try to do this with non-inferiority studies rather than coordinating studies that show improvement. Not to mention many currently available medications barely (and statistically suspect at times) show efficacy yet rake in serious money.... (read more)