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Can we intentionally improve the world? Planners vs. Hayekians – Julia Galef

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(This post is part of a series of Open Questions, in which I describe important questions about which thoughtful people disagree) The Planner looks at the world and says, “What are the most importa…

( This post is part of a series of Open Questions , in which I describe important questions about which thoughtful people disagree ) The Planner looks at the world and says, “What are the most important problems that need fixing?” and then comes up with a plan for how they might make a dent in some of those problems. Effective Altruists are Planners. So are lots of other groups that don’t necessarily identify with Effective Altruism’s utilitarian principles, such as the environmentalist or animal rights movements. You could argue that the value of Planning is just common sense — surely, we sho

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