Notes on Effective Altruism
Long and rough notes on Effective Altruism (EA). Written to help me get to the bottom of several questions: what do I like and think is important about EA? Why do I find the mindset so foreign? Why am I not an EA? And to start me thinking about: what do alternatives to EA look like? The notes are not aimed at effective altruists, though they may perhaps be of interest to EA-adjacent people. Thoughtful, informed comments and corrections welcome (especially detailed, specific corrections!) - see the comment area at the bottom.
Notes on Effective Altruism ea sb display Michael Nielsen Initial release: June 2, 2022 This release: June 3, 2022 (minor modifications) Long and rough notes on Effective Altruism (EA). Written to help me get to the bottom of several questions: what do I like and think is important about EA? Why do I find the mindset so foreign? Why am I not an EA? And to start me thinking about: what do alternatives to EA look like? The notes are not aimed at effective altruists, though they may perhaps be of interest to EA-adjacent people. Thoughtful, informed comments and corrections welcome (especially det
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- What is effective altruism? | Effective Altruismeffectivealtruism.org
- Effective altruism in the garden of ends — EA Forumforum.effectivealtruism.org
- Half-assing it with everything you've gotmindingourway.com
- ⚡️ Towards Ineffective Altruismreboothq.substack.com
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- The Lessons of Effective Altruism | Ethics & International Affairsethicsandinternationalaffairs.org
- Doing EA Better — EA Forumforum.effectivealtruism.org
- Effective Altruism's Implicit Epistemologytheviolethour.substack.com
- Unflattering aspects of Effective Altruismnunosempere.com
- Effective altruism as I see itlukemuehlhauser.com
- My Model Of EA Burnout — LessWronglesswrong.com
- Why I am not an effective altruist - by Erik Hoeltheintrinsicperspective.com