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AMA | December 2022

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

CHAPTER

Effective Altruism

I think that things are a little bit more complicated than the typical effect of altruist would have you believe. charitable giving is good, but it in many ways doesn't change the world. Sometimes we have systematic problems that need some systematic upheaval and giving money to this or that non-government organization does not address those underlying issues. That doesn't mean it's bad to do it. I think that saving people from malaria is still important, even if the systematic problems are still there.

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