“it’s unclear if actual effectiveness has a power law distribution, or if it’s merely the claims of effectiveness that have that distribution”
I talked to Toby Ord some about this today. He brought up that on the right hand of the distribution there have been some interventions (ex: smallpox eradication) that are much more effective than even the best ones available now.
“it’s unclear if actual effectiveness has a power law distribution, or if it’s merely the claims of effectiveness that have that distribution”
I talked to Toby Ord some about this today. He brought up that on the right hand of the distribution there have been some interventions (ex: smallpox eradication) that are much more effective than even the best ones available now.