I first heard of this movement in the book Strangers Drowning. The book is structured as a varied series of accounts of extreme altruism along with some philoso

I first heard of this movement in the book Strangers Drowning. The book is structured as a varied series of accounts of extreme altruism along with some philosophical discussion of cultural attitudes towards it. This movement appears in one chapter about members of Giving What We Can, an organization of individuals donating at least 10% of their income to charity. The chapter follows one woman who gives away almost all of her six-figure salary every year. I'd highly recommend Strangers Drowning if this sort of thing interests you. It's a fairly short read and made me reconsider how I regard altruism by looking at the most extreme examples of this human impulse. One of the best points the book makes is the surprisingly cynical views towards altruism which prevail in the US.