i don't want to diminish the importance of good fiels, because i that really is the driver for a lot of people. It's also just that it's the moment to moment substance of what it's like to be you. There are things each of us can do that can affect the lives of yonow literally millions of people positively. And again, it is, in fact, separable from theGoodfiels component of it. I look forward to meeting you some and please keep me in the loop as you learn more and more about how to do good in the world.
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Sam Bankman-Fried about effective altruism. They discuss how he became the wealthiest self-made billionaire under 30, what might go wrong with cryptocurrency, the Giving What We Can pledge, how SBF thinks about using his resources to do the most good in the world, how not to stigmatize wealth, wealth redistribution, norms of generosity among the ultra-wealthy, pandemic preparedness, impact through lobbying, how ambitious should we be in doing good, and other topics.
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