Tags:#media/book economics Author:: Tyler Cowen aggregation problems = how to resolve disagreements between individuals -> solved by doing growth for all Look towards distant future and optimize that, be agnostic towards everything else Principle of roughness to get around radical uncertainty about what small acts will do, focus on big impacts now
- radical uncertainty People have a tendency to focus on small acts in extreme pragmatism, fight that voice and try to look for big picture solutions
- But how do we know which ones will work, esp if big picture? Is it even possible? How do you judge esp with radical uncertainty on what is right