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A comment on Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the Repugnant Conclusion. Parent comment

Re:Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the ... by samus on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:32AM (#33624723)
Mostly caring about your immediate neighbourhood and local effects does not mean ignoring that other places and their history exists.

For Malaria, there is not even a debate that it historically was a very widespread disease with high impact in economy and also in warfare. It is estimated that 60000 US soldiers died to Malaria alone in WW II.

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Re:Erik Hoel on Effective Altruism, Utilitarianism, and the ... by throw_pm23 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @03:29PM (#33630055)
Sure, and draining swamps caused floods and loss of biodiversity down the line.

I think people should be more modest and realistic, and not dream of solving every global problem. Not making things worse would already be a good start.

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