Ep 196: Benevolent Billionaire Despotism and US Media's Softball Treatment of 'Effective Altruism'
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"Join Wall Street. Save the world," The Washington Post urged in 2013. "How to Know Your Donations Are Doing the Most Good," The New York Times proclaimed in 2015. "I give 10 percent of my income to c

historical background of Effective Altruism back to Carnegie and Rockefeller, complete with race science you’ll find very familiar

  • carlitoscohones@awful.systemsEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Same here - basic but interesting. And hearing about the eugenics never fails to shock me, even when I already know about it.

    This interview made me want to read her book.

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