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Effective Altruism

The ugly sides of two approaches to charity

What’s neglected by “magnificent” philanthropy, and by Singerian global poverty focus

You don’t have to treat pets as family members

Why do we treat pets so differently from other animals?

Still donating half

Keeping donations high as our income rose and fell

Ethics of adopting a meat-eating pet

Bringing another carnivore into the house

When to not trust my feelings

My brain is not always reliable.

Who is nature good for?

Not necessarily good for the fish.

Crying in museums

Exhibits that made me want a better world

Moral aesthetics

“Doing good” differs by subculture

Messy personal stuff that affected my cause prioritization

How I started to care about AI risk

Donations and budgeting, 15 years in

We still donate half, but that looks very different now than it used to.

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