It’s not entirely clear, but I get the impression that the OP is mainly concerned with how efficiently organizational effort satisfies our long-term preferences. If I’m right, then specifying the goal precisely would amount to solving the “meaning of right” problem, which is probably why the post seems a little muddled.
As to organizational vs. individual rationality, I broadly AWYC—but with the caveats that the optimal organizational design is not identical for all problems, and that I don’t have anything approaching a proof.
It’s not entirely clear, but I get the impression that the OP is mainly concerned with how efficiently organizational effort satisfies our long-term preferences. If I’m right, then specifying the goal precisely would amount to solving the “meaning of right” problem, which is probably why the post seems a little muddled.
As to organizational vs. individual rationality, I broadly AWYC—but with the caveats that the optimal organizational design is not identical for all problems, and that I don’t have anything approaching a proof.