The neglectedness of a problem (also called its uncrowdedness) is the amount of resources currently allocated to solving it. Neglectedness is one of the three factors in the ITN framework. Further reading Christiano, Paul (2014) Neglectedness and impact, 80,000 Hours, January 14. Oesterheld, Caspar (2020) Complications in evaluating neglectedness, The Universe From an Intentional Stance, June 25. A blog post noting a number of issues that make the estimation of neglectedness more complicated ...