The importance of maintaining humanity in the face of technological advancements

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An essay about long termism and the issue of keeping humanity human
Maintaining the connection to our humanity is morally important
Stimulating the happiness center in the brain may take us away from our fundamental being human
Qualitative aspects of morality that most people have an intuition for

Neuroscientist Erik Hoel talks about why he is not an "effective altruist" with EconTalk host, Russ Roberts. Hoel argues that the utilitarianism that underlies effective altruism--a movement co-founded by Will MacAskill and Peter Singer--is a poison that inevitably leads to repugnant conclusions and thereby weakens the case for the strongest claims made by effective altruists.