[Article] “Effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd

It sounds obvious that it's better to help two people than one if the cost is the same. However, when applied to the world today, this obvious-sounding idea leads to surprising conclusions. In short, we believe we need a new approach to having an impact: effective altruism. Modern levels of wealth and technology have given some members of the present generation potentially enormous abilities to help others, while our common-sense views of what it means to be a good person have not caught up with this change.

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(08:45) Learn more about effective altruism

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First published:
September 6th, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/effective-altruism

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