The Framework That Finds Hidden Problems Worth Solving

Описание: In 1987, America watched 18-month-old Baby Jessica trapped in a well. The rescue captivated 3 billion viewers and raised $800,000 for her. Meanwhile, malaria was killing 750,000 children per year. Why did one child get $800,000 while millions got so little, by comparison?

This video explains the psychological biases that distort our moral compass when problems get big.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The Baby Jessica rescue
1:30 - Our Moral Circle
2:45 - Identifiable Victim Effect
5:00 - In-group Bias
6:45 - Availability Heuristic
9:30 - Be Scope Sensitive

KEY CONCEPTS
Identifiable victim effect: we help individuals, not statistics
Scope insensitivity: 100,000 deaths doesn't feel 100x worse than 1,000
Compassion fade: donations decrease as victim numbers increase
Our tribal moral instincts evolved for small groups
Data helps correct for these biases

RESOURCES
Against Malaria Foundation: againstmalaria.com
Our World in Data: ourworldindata.org
GiveWell charity evaluator: givewell.org

CLIPS AND SOURCES
This video includes footage and images used for educational commentary:
Baby Jessica rescue footage - AP Photo, various news archives
Jaws (1975)
Against Malaria Foundation
Our World in Data

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