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I'm curious why such a seemingly high value opportunity hasn't attracted massive funding from philanthropy - at that cost a single billionare feeling generous c

by zmmmmm 4y ago

I'm curious why such a seemingly high value opportunity hasn't attracted massive funding from philanthropy - at that cost a single billionare feeling generous could theoretically eradicate this form of blindness. But more realistically, foundations like Gates or Zuckerberg/Chan with excellent oversight and due diligence could surely jump on something like this and make a huge dent. Is there something I (we) are missing here?

zozbot234 4y ago
Not surprising at all, there's lots of even higher-valued opportunities that billionaire philanthropists will be quite inclined to fund. E.g. effective altruists credit the B&MGF with basically removing all possible "room for more funding" wrt. vaccinations in low-income countries, which would otherwise be a very high impact intervention.
- Shindi 4y ago
  > E.g. effective altruists credit the B&MGF with basically removing all possible "room for more funding" wrt. vaccinations in low-income countries This is wrong. idk anyone who believes this