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   by dfgheaoinbt6t 4y ago

   I understand their arguments just fine. I just don't think they make any sense. Ought implies can. We cannot predict the far future of humanity. We cannot colonize other planets in the foreseeable future. We cannot plan how to ha
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   by dfgheaoinbt6t 4y ago

   >Especially once people start down the path of thinking the needs of today aren't as important as the needs of a hypothetical future population. It's not that that bothers me so much as the fact that many effective altruists do
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   by dfgheaoinbt6t 4y ago

   Effective altruism is, I think, an ideology perfectly suited to ensnare a certain kind of person. Conventional wisdom would say that wielding wealth and power like effective altruism demands requires humility, compassion, and maturity. It r