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EA Global Melbourne: Philosophy and Effective Altruism Panel (Hilary Greaves, Peter Singer, Justin Oakley, and David Pearce)

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Is There a Long-Term Solution to the Problem of the Hidonic Treadmill?

If every one enjoys an extraordinarily high material standard of living, would the average subjective quality of life be radically higher than it was to day or on the african savannah? And unfortunately, there is just very, very little evidence that this is that this is the case. So once one has tackled the extremes of absolute, absolute poverty where does one go? I have absolutely no idea how to reconcile a people's competing preferences. The only long term solution i know is hidonic recalebration,. investigating the at molecular mechanisms underlying the hidonic treadmill and recalibrating our moods.

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