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#38 - Yew-Kwang Ng on anticipating effective altruism decades ago & how to make a much happier world

80,000 Hours Podcast

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What Makes You Support Communism?

When you were at a ten ager, i was very left ing, partly influenced by my lefing father. What was it that made you support communism? I mean, i obviously you were concerned about the welfare of everyone. But was there more more behind it than that? Apart from general welfare, i think the main point isa desire to help the poor. And we naively, believe that communism isis the right wayergara, te purpos ye,. That's the main, that's the main objective.

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