Re:Sam Altman interviewed on CNN Money [video]
by 001sky on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:53PM
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Type (1) 'altruism' has various flavours.
Two oligarchs colluding is one.
Selling out to olligarchs may be another.
Both of these seem to be increasing "perceptions"
Of Silicon Valley's ~morality.
Re:Sam Altman interviewed on CNN Money [video]
by paulbaumgart on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @08:24PM
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Yeah, "win-win" does not imply "wealth-creating". Negative externalities can cancel out the wealth creation or even push it into the negative. However, a lot of people who talk about wanting to "change the world" do genuinely want to make the world wealthier.
1. The desire to perform win-win, wealth-creating transactions.
2. The desire to redistribute wealth from yourself to people who ascribe greater utility to that wealth.
I think what you're objecting to is Type 1 Altruists pretending to be Type 2 Altruists. Although I can't fault you for that, keep in mind that both types of altruism are utility-promoting, and that you can't have Type 2 without Type 1. :)