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I thought effective altruism was based on the work of Peter Singer. Like, as long as you have resources to spare, you are morally obligated to use those resourc
by bitwize 3y ago
I thought effective altruism was based on the work of Peter Singer. Like, as long as you have resources to spare, you are morally obligated to use those resources in the most effective way possible to help people and other living beings -- a perspective kind of aligned with Kropotkin's mutual aid. With Sam Bankman-Fried we're looking at the libertarian techbro version of that, which is basically "get rich first, then help people". Or, in the extreme case, "sure, I'd like to help, but I'm not rich enough to do so... effectively."