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> Effective altruism as distinct from what? As its most prosaic, effective altruism as in 20M mosquito nets instead of 2000 organ tranplants. As the article m
by PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
> Effective altruism as distinct from what?
As its most prosaic, effective altruism as in 20M mosquito nets instead of 2000 organ tranplants.
As the article makes clear, a strictly utilitarian approach to assessing "effective" is at severe risk of going off the rails.