Great post in general. I think there is even more to it than this. In general, most social movements either benefit their members, or at least bring the promise of reciprocal benefits. None of the causes Effective Altruists tend to care about (third world poverty, animals, future people) do.
Great post in general. I think there is even more to it than this. In general, most social movements either benefit their members, or at least bring the promise of reciprocal benefits. None of the causes Effective Altruists tend to care about (third world poverty, animals, future people) do.
I wrote a short blog post about this.
Nice post! I just added a link to your blog at http://effective-altruism.wikia.com/wiki/Blogs
Thanks very much!