Iām more inspired by the āaltruisticā aesthetic than the āeffectiveā aesthetic.
āEffectiveā blends into the Silicon Valley productivity/āefficiency crowd. While thereās a lot to appreciate about the Bay Area, Iād prefer not to tie EA to that culture.
On the other hand, there are truly beautiful exemplars of altruism throughout history and around the world.
Personally, I associate altruism with AvalokiteÅvara. Art portraying him is colorful and full of details, which, to me, represents that Effective Altruism can bridge all kinds of cultures, theories, and life experiences. Hereās why he has so many heads and arms:
One prominent Buddhist story tells of AvalokiteÅvara vowing never to rest until he had freed all sentient beings from saį¹sÄra. Despite strenuous effort, he realizes that many unhappy beings were yet to be saved. After struggling to comprehend the needs of so many, his head splits into eleven pieces. AmitÄbha, seeing his plight, gives him eleven heads with which to hear the cries of the suffering. Upon hearing these cries and comprehending them, AvalokiteÅvara tries to reach out to all those who needed aid, but found that his two arms shattered into pieces. Once more, AmitÄbha comes to his aid and invests him with a thousand arms with which to aid the suffering multitudes.[34]
Iām gonna need help coming up with more examples of historical altruistic artā¦ Civil rights art from the US? (I love this painting of Harriet Tubman reaching out to the viewer.) Some Christian saints?
Iām more inspired by the āaltruisticā aesthetic than the āeffectiveā aesthetic.
āEffectiveā blends into the Silicon Valley productivity/āefficiency crowd. While thereās a lot to appreciate about the Bay Area, Iād prefer not to tie EA to that culture.
On the other hand, there are truly beautiful exemplars of altruism throughout history and around the world.
Personally, I associate altruism with AvalokiteÅvara. Art portraying him is colorful and full of details, which, to me, represents that Effective Altruism can bridge all kinds of cultures, theories, and life experiences. Hereās why he has so many heads and arms:
Iām gonna need help coming up with more examples of historical altruistic artā¦ Civil rights art from the US? (I love this painting of Harriet Tubman reaching out to the viewer.) Some Christian saints?