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#127 – Sam Bankman-Fried on taking a high-risk approach to crypto and doing good

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Is Utilitarianism a Pragmatist Philosophy?

utilitarianism as a philosophy is incredibly pragmatic and practical. It's so hard to see what it implies exactly, on a dedity basis, that it seems like the philosophy was almost completely disconnected from people taking action until very recently. "I think peter singer was like one of the people who liked first, sort of like inserted that in my mind"

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