Re:A new book about the origins of Effective Altruism
by lmm on Monday November 17, 2025 @11:24PM
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That's an extremely weird way to think about it. The same logic applies to anyone doing any job - whatever money you spend on yourself could be spent saving lives instead, if you really want to think about it that way. There's no reason that people working for an effective charity should feel more guilty about their salaries than people working for any other job - if anything it's the opposite, since salaries usually do not reflect the full value of a person's work.
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Re:A new book about the origins of Effective Altruism
by philipallstar on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @04:26AM
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> That's an extremely weird way to think about it
Perhaps, but it's exactly the type of thinking the article is describing.
Re:A new book about the origins of Effective Altruism
by lmm on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @07:43AM
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No it isn't. EA folks do not think that people who work for charities specifically should be paid less or feel guiltier about their salaries (indeed witness the whole Scottish Castle drama, if anything it's the opposite).