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Re:Effective Altruism Has a Toxic Culture of Sexual Harassme... by twblalock on Friday February 03, 2023 @06:10PM (#34649147)
It's really just utilitarianism, all over again.
Re:Effective Altruism Has a Toxic Culture of Sexual Harassme... by seanhunter on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:26AM (#34653349)
Yes it's definitely utilitarianism. William McAskill (co-founder of the center for effective altrurism) for example wrote Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical Way to Make a Difference and also is a co-author of https://www.utilitarianism.net/ (an introductory online textbook on utilitarianism).