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Comment by dotsam

> So here's my pitch to you: effective altruism is the altruism that raises your status the most

Effective altruism brings opportunities for status, for sure.

But that doesn’t mean trying to help people effectively is a bad thing.

Would you walk past a child drowning in a shallow pond, when you could easily intervene and save them?

parent dotsam 4 years ago

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