Something contra “excited altruism”: lots of our altruistic opportunities exist because the world sucks and it’s ok to feel sad about that and/or let down by people who have failed to address it.
edit: relevant prior work:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Nk5nJYPYYheQsZ6zn/impossible-ea-emotions
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bkjNa2WAZvqahqpoH/it-s-supposed-to-feel-like-this-8-emotional-challenges-of
Something contra “excited altruism”: lots of our altruistic opportunities exist because the world sucks and it’s ok to feel sad about that and/or let down by people who have failed to address it.
edit: relevant prior work:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Nk5nJYPYYheQsZ6zn/impossible-ea-emotions
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bkjNa2WAZvqahqpoH/it-s-supposed-to-feel-like-this-8-emotional-challenges-of