Effective Altruism

The idea that you should care about the impact of your money is an interestingad very thoughtful, improvocative concept. But i do think it has some intellectual problems that have caused it to somewhat go off the rails a and u. Anow, you argue in your essay that at the heart of effective altruism is derk parfit's trolley problem and peter singer's shallow pond. Describe what those are to start with, and then tell us why their problematic is. A lot of people assume that the correct thing to do is to switch the track. If you actually ask people, a significant minority will say, do not switch the tracks,. but if you ask western undergrad