It is indeed wrong, but it seems to mostly produce the same recommendations as framing the issue in terms of opportunity costs while being more motivating. “Shifting to vegetarianism has a high expected suffering reduction” doesn’t compel action in nearly the same way as “I’m currently racking up a suffering debt every day of my life” does.
It is indeed wrong, but it seems to mostly produce the same recommendations as framing the issue in terms of opportunity costs while being more motivating. “Shifting to vegetarianism has a high expected suffering reduction” doesn’t compel action in nearly the same way as “I’m currently racking up a suffering debt every day of my life” does.