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Aug 8, 2024 1 hr 12 min

The Case for Effective Altruism

from The Next Big Idea Hosted by Next Big Idea Club

Effective altruism — the brand of philanthropy where you try to do the most good for the greatest number of people with the resources you have — has gotten a bad rap lately due to its association with Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced crypto wunderkind who was once hailed as the movement's poster child. But is the bad press fair? Today, we explore that question by revisiting our conversation with Will MacAskill, Oxford professor of philosophy, leading figure in the movement, and author of "What We Owe the Future." (This episode first aired in October 2022.) 📩 Sign up for Rufus's weekly newsletter here

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