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[Article] “Effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd
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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. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (08:45) Learn more about effective altruism (09:32) Further reading The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: September 6th, 2021 Source: https://80000hours.org/articles/effective-altruism --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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