Super compelling argument (based on nothing but common intuitions about personal responsibility).
This is a potentially powerful idea combined with the refrain I’ve been hearing around lately, that being an EA means 1) dedicating some significant chunk of my personal resources to impartial altruism plus 2) aiming to perform those altruistic efforts as efficiently as possible.
The intersection of both ideas is an EA can have a normal human personal life, apply EA principles (and probably focus all their giving efforts on one cause area as a result, e.g. x-risk), and still take responsibility for externalities.
Again, nothing but common sense morality / social norms guiding my interests here, but this is an attractive picture.
Super compelling argument (based on nothing but common intuitions about personal responsibility).
This is a potentially powerful idea combined with the refrain I’ve been hearing around lately, that being an EA means 1) dedicating some significant chunk of my personal resources to impartial altruism plus 2) aiming to perform those altruistic efforts as efficiently as possible.
The intersection of both ideas is an EA can have a normal human personal life, apply EA principles (and probably focus all their giving efforts on one cause area as a result, e.g. x-risk), and still take responsibility for externalities.
Again, nothing but common sense morality / social norms guiding my interests here, but this is an attractive picture.