One scenario that makes it relatively more attractive is if you believe that society already provides the resources needed for similarly situated people to achieve close to their potential, so there isn’t more “room for funding” in GiveWell parlance. Another possibility is that it’s actually more expensive to have an impact than naive analysis would suggest because actually influencing other people’s children in a meaningful way is very difficult and having direct control of the environment is the most important aspect.
One scenario that makes it relatively more attractive is if you believe that society already provides the resources needed for similarly situated people to achieve close to their potential, so there isn’t more “room for funding” in GiveWell parlance. Another possibility is that it’s actually more expensive to have an impact than naive analysis would suggest because actually influencing other people’s children in a meaningful way is very difficult and having direct control of the environment is the most important aspect.