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The power of effective altruism
20:26 - 28:31 (08:04)
In this podcast, the speaker emphasizes the importance of effective altruism and the need to have a systematic approach to doing good in the world. He discusses how we can measure the amount of good we are doing and how we can ensure that our efforts are effective in making a positive impact.
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The size of a problem and the amount of suffering are important considerations, but the ultimate motivator should be the desire to make the world a better place.
20:26 - 21:46 (01:19)
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The size of a problem and the amount of suffering are important considerations, but the ultimate motivator should be the desire to make the world a better place. As a member of a middle-class and rich country, you can save dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of lives in your lifetime and contribute to humanity's better trajectory for thousands, millions, or even billions of years.
ChapterThe power of effective altruism
Episode#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The rate of progress is accelerating, and if it continues, there is a chance for a future where people have tens or even thousands of times better lives than today.
21:46 - 23:26 (01:39)
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The rate of progress is accelerating, and if it continues, there is a chance for a future where people have tens or even thousands of times better lives than today. The speaker believes that the world is already much better than it would have been if they never existed.
ChapterThe power of effective altruism
Episode#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Learn how effective altruism is helping to improve animal health and welfare by funding corporate cage-free campaigns and raising money for charity organizations such as the Against Malaria Foundation.
23:26 - 25:52 (02:25)
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Learn how effective altruism is helping to improve animal health and welfare by funding corporate cage-free campaigns and raising money for charity organizations such as the Against Malaria Foundation.
ChapterThe power of effective altruism
Episode#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The effective altruism community takes a systematic approach to doing good and encourages individuals to donate to effective charities, with givewell.org being a recommended platform for global health and development charities.
25:52 - 28:31 (02:38)
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The effective altruism community takes a systematic approach to doing good and encourages individuals to donate to effective charities, with givewell.org being a recommended platform for global health and development charities. Givingwhatwecan.org suggests taking a giving pledge of 10% or more of one's income for charitable donations.