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Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion

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Utilitarian Arbitrage

Elozkowski: Utilitarianism leads to repugnant conclusions everywhere. He says effective altruists don't need to bite the bullot of the repugnant conclusion, or anything like that. Elozowski: You can find repugnancy in even the smallest drop of charity money.

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