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Heather Zeiger
Date
September 30, 2024

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Ethics, Global Technology

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Alameda Research, Ari Schulman, Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Drowning Child Problem, Effective altruism, Effective altruism strengths and weaknesses, FTX, Maaike E. Harmsen, Marc Mukasey, Peter Singer, Sam Bankman-Fried, Silicon Valley and effective altruism, What We Owe the Future (Basic Books 2022), William MacAskill}

Silicon Valley’s Trendy Ethic: Effective Altruism

_{How effective is it really? Does the underlying utilitarianism leave out some important things?} _{Heather Zeiger
September 30, 2024

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Effective altruism is a kind of therapy, a type of self-help for the angst-ridden techno-elites trying to grapple with human suffering and limitations. Read More ›