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Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it (80k team chat #3)

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Effects of Altruism

effect of altruism is about seeking the best ways to contribute to the common good. Bhut, again, i just that's this much more general thing that, you know, has been around for centuries as a debate. I would encourage any tod anyone interested to spend some time thinking about it and what it means in their own life. Ok, so, ah, you promised to give us your definition a little bit earlier. But do you wanto just like lay out your sort of how you would if somebody said, what is effective altruism bhen? What would you say? Well, yes, theres may be two different questions. One is kind of like, what are

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