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Re:FAA pushes back on Boeing exemption for 787 safety flaw by slededit on Saturday July 07, 2018 @05:32PM (#17480725)
I'm arguing against the idea that people truly believe "every life is worth saving" even by effective altruism advocates. Effective altruism is only arguing how we should ration the resources we've already allocated to helping people. It doesn't address the fact there is a quota at all.

For people who deal with this professionally the quota is defined monetarily. For the average person its an unconscious decision. But in all cases the amount of resources allocated to helping is not defined directly by the demand.

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Re:FAA pushes back on Boeing exemption for 787 safety flaw by drewblaisdell on Sunday July 08, 2018 @10:51PM (#17487629)
> Effective altruism is only arguing how we should ration the resources we've already allocated to helping people.

I'm not sure how to determine what "effective altruism" is arguing, but prominent EA advocates like Will MacAskill and Peter Singer are absolutely concerned with increasing the amount of money allocated to helping people. The conclusion of Singer's most famous argument is that we have a moral imperative to donate most of our money to saving the most lives. Even personally, both live modestly and donate most of their income.

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