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Effective altruism is worse than traditional philanthropy in the way it excludes the extreme poor in the global south.
Jaime Sevilla
3d
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Cause Suggestion: Econ Literacy
Yonatan Cale
2d
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Concerns over EA’s possible neglect of experts
Jack Malde
4d
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Ask (Everyone) Anything — “EA 101”
Lizka
2mo
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The winners of the Change Our Mind Contest—and some reflections
GiveWell
5d
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Progress Studies Reading List
LuisMota
1mo
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I went to the Progress Summit. Here’s What I Learned.
Nick Corvino
6d
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AMA: Sean Mayberry, Founder & CEO of StrongMinds
Sean Mayberry
26d
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167
Don’t just give well, give WELLBYs: HLI’s 2022 charity recommendation
MichaelPlant
26d
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176
Why development aid is a really exciting field
MathiasKB
13d
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Visualizing the development gap
Stephen Clare
13d
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New Cause Area: Demographic Collapse
Malcolm Collins
5mo
14
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The great energy descent (short version) - An important thing EA might have missed
Corentin Biteau
3mo
80
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You Don’t Have to Call Yourself an Effective Altruist or Fraternize With Effective Altruists or Support Longtermism, Just Please, for the Love of God, Help the Global Poor
Omnizoid
4d
3
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A Case for Voluntary Abortion Reduction
Ariel Simnegar
10h
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New blog: Some doubts about effective altruism
David Thorstad
4h
5
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Radical tactics can increase support for more moderate groups
James Ozden
4d
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36
Saving Lives vs Creating Lives
Richard Y Chappell
5d
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Paper summary: Do not go gentle: why the Asymmetry does not support anti-natalism (Andreas Mogensen)
Global Priorities Institute
13h
2
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Prioritizing x-risks may require caring about future people
elifland
4mo
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Does putting kids in school now put money in their pockets later? Revisiting a natural experiment in Indonesia
David Roodman
25d
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Evidence, cluelessness, and the long term - Hilary Greaves
james
2y
85
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Should we discount future people in proportion to the probability of them not existing?
Joseph Lemien
3d
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5
Debate About Biased Methodology | Corentin Biteau and Elliot Temple
Elliot Temple
1mo
57
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List of reasons to discount the welfare of future generations
freedomandutility
3d
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Why complexity science is important for effective altruism
Nikiz
5d
6
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Why you think you're right - even when you're wrong
EA Handbook
4mo
2
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Announcing the first issue of Asterisk
Clara Collier
29d
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