“The goal of the essay is to accurately get across what effective altruism is, rather than to be as inspiring as possible to new people who might get involved. ”
Is there an existing one that focuses on being inspiring? A link to that would be useful.
“The goal of the essay is to accurately get across what effective altruism is, rather than to be as inspiring as possible to new people who might get involved. ”
Is there an existing one that focuses on being inspiring? A link to that would be useful.
Good question—I think there are a bunch to choose from but perhaps not one winner. We cover this in one of the FAQs (copy and pasting below).
What resources have inspired people to get involved with effective altruism in the past?
Some examples of resources that have inspired people to get involved in effective altruism (but don’t necessarily represent its current form) include:
Doing Good Better, by Will MacAskill
The 80,000 Hours career guide, by Benjamin Todd
The Precipice, by Toby Ord
Taking Charity Seriously, by Toby Ord
Our top charities, by GiveWell
Rationality: A-Z, by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Doing Good – A conversation with William MacAskill, by Sam Harris
The why and how of effective altruism, by Peter Singer at TED.
The Drowning Child and the Expanding Circle, by Peter Singer
On Caring, by Nate Soares
The most important century, by Holden Karnofsky
500 million, but not a single one more, by Jai Dhyani
An introduction to effective altruism, by Ajeya Cotra
Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer
Effective altruism: an introduction, the 80,000 Hours podcast