ChristianKl comments on Taking Effective Altruism Seriously - Less Wrong Discussion
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Again I think the likely result of your project is lost influence because you provide ammunition to various people who don't want to have Western doctors in their country.
I think you have a bad model of political realities. Even if individual citizens of a third world country would accept that, the power that be in that society don't. Additionally you will be able to distribute less condoms.
Almost per definition the mere act of discussing ideas outside of the Overton window publically comes with a cost even if you just discuss them and not do anything further.
To the extend that you discuss them you don't do that publically.
Almost per definition the person who moves outside of the Overton window doesn't have a big amount of power.