in practice both EAs and rationalists have a catholic appetite for involving themselves in all sorts of controversies. Effective altruism
in practice both EAs and rationalists have a catholic appetite for involving themselves in all sorts of controversies. Effective altruism
Effective altruism in its simplest form is just the “Moneyball of charities”, a reference to a movie where the sport became all about statistics and less about the players.
Erik Hoel • EconTalk on Apple Podcasts
One day some historian of effective altruism will marvel at how easily it transformed itself. It turned its back on living people without bloodshed or even, really, much shouting. You might think that people who had sacrificed fame and fortune to save poor children in Africa would rebel at the idea of moving on from poor children in Africa to futur
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Epistemic rationality: systematically improving the accuracy of your beliefs.
Eliezer Yudkowsky • Rationality
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
