Value for whom? Presuming I’m dead, this may come down to “maximize health and happiness of the remaining humans”, which probably reduces to “follow GiveWell recommendations”. Without that presumption, every resource you have probably needs to go to your own longevity—the most valuable thing, to you, is you.
Keep in mind that, over large scales/timeframes, the concept of “ownership” gets fuzzy. My favorite Steven Wright joke illustrates this: “I have the world’s largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world. Perhaps you’ve seen it.”
Value for whom? Presuming I’m dead, this may come down to “maximize health and happiness of the remaining humans”, which probably reduces to “follow GiveWell recommendations”. Without that presumption, every resource you have probably needs to go to your own longevity—the most valuable thing, to you, is you.
Keep in mind that, over large scales/timeframes, the concept of “ownership” gets fuzzy. My favorite Steven Wright joke illustrates this: “I have the world’s largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world. Perhaps you’ve seen it.”
Re: value for who. It’s a great point. If I was maximizing value for others, I’d probably go with AI safety.
Re: longevity. I’m right there with you. I wrote a whole series on it: https://www.johncgreer.com/the-three-buckets/
Re: fuzzy ownership. Yes, I think of things like the controversy with the British Museum’s holdings.
The seashell joke is a good one! I’ll have to look up his stuff.