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Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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Adding People at a Higher Quality Than a Modest Quality Is Equal to Not Adding Them at All

People have been trying to get a version of this off the ground since thea symmetry was firstae discussed inin 19 67. There's no plausible, worked out theory that's been developed, and no consensus has arisen. And people sometimes support their own view, but they never support each other's views. So it doesn't seem to be working out.

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