Utilitarianism and Effective Altruism

In the early days of utilitarianism, there was a hope in the economics profession that our job in life is to gather as many utils as we can u t i l s. And unfortunately, the tilometer never really got off the ground. This process of making the world a better place, which is at the fundamental root of morality, has hit many walls. Tis ithis is one of them. It's an example of our yearning for precision, certainty, an and how easy it is to be seduced by it. A lot of people are worried about this nicholas bostrom talking on the program  nicholasbostrom talked on the program