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My understanding is that to make an effective movement based on benevolence you need to be able to draw a line and say, "OK, if you do this much you're a good e
by Symmetry 6y ago
My understanding is that to make an effective movement based on benevolence you need to be able to draw a line and say, "OK, if you do this much you're a good enough person and while more would be better we're not going to give you flak for not doing more." And the Mohists failed to succeed at doing this and had a purity spiral that wiped them out. Something we Effective Altruists have to bear in mind.
- skykooler 6y agoI see a similar problem in the vegan movement, with people going vegan only to be told that they're not doing enough due to owning a car with a leather steering wheel, or buying coconut oil that contributes to destruction of orangutan habitats.
- R0b0t1 6y agoCan you give me more info on that? It looks like they thought the amount of charity was fine, they just wanted it to be more equally dispersed.