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…
>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…
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,…
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…
>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…
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,…