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Re:Whither Philosophy? by GoblinSlayer on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:45AM (#38248255)
>The elementary tenet of effective altruism - that privileged Westerners could be doing considerably more good in the world than most of us do

Unironically privileged Westerners could be doing considerably more good in the world by protecting their freedoms in their own lives, egoism would be much more effective there.

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Re:Whither Philosophy? by dventimi on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:57PM (#38255283)
Hogwash. Egoism isn't what's in short supply. EMPATHY is what's in short supply.
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Re:Whither Philosophy? by GoblinSlayer on Friday November 17, 2023 @07:00AM (#38302356)
It's the case when good intentions pave the road to hell. Intentions are fine, but what's really in short supply are good outcomes.
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