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The evolution of effective altruism

66 points · 171 comments · bazzmt

  1. cyanydeez · · focus · HN ↗
    Just a magical mental gymnastics for someone who got the message that greed is bad, but wanted to continue being greedy.
    1. SpicyLemonZest · · focus · HN ↗
      You might benefit from thinking critically about who and what you consider to be greedy. If you don't, it's easy to be tricked by various kinds of shell games, where certain kinds of work are never considered "greedy" or certain kinds of charity make the donor appear disproportionately generous. One game that's become pretty well known is how many "donations" to well-funded schools are in fact admissions payments for wealthy kids.
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