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Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Effective Altruism’s Bait-and-Switch: From Global Poverty To AI Doomerism

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Effective Altruism’s Bait-and-Switch: From Global Poverty To AI Doomerism

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The Effective Altruism movement Effective Altruism (EA) is typically explained as a philosophy that encourages individuals to do the “most good” with their resources (money, skills). Its “effective…

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It is everybody’s job to help the poor
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  Sure, mainly by paying their fair share of taxes so the government can have a robust social safety net.

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