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Ten: Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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You Make Someone's Life a Tiny Bit Better?

"If that first premise is just false, let's say the best things are only like one % better than the average thing, then it's already not important," he says. "The thing that's more realistic is to just be a bit unenthused about all three to and that can sort of add up."

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