Mih rust: I think it's a good idea to give a fixed mount of money for that you earn something other than yourself. But i don't think you should be overly confident that you know how to improve other people's lives. Local giving, or giving to causes that you think might get at root reasons for people having challenge to flourishes is very powerful. Mih rust: Next tyoue rean a novel. You can write some more novels.
Neuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.