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Tagarchief: effective activism
Big is beautiful. On the dangers of too much distrust in big institutions and high-tech solutions.
Imagine a covid19 pandemic without big institutions such as governments, tech companies and pharmaceutical companies. We would rely on personal, voluntary behavioral change such as social distancing and washing hands, added with low tech solutions such as face masks. These … Lees verder
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Tags: anti-vaccination, cell-based meat, cellular agriculture, effective activism, GMO, nuclear energy, rationality, technology
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Doing good now or later, by yourself or by others?
How can we do the most good: by helping others now or later? By helping others directly by ourselves, with our own hands, or indirectly through the work of others? These are important questions studied in the effective altruism community … Lees verder
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Tags: cause prioritization, effective activism, effective altruism, top charities
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Exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists
How to become an effective altruist? The answer is easy: by exploiting the cognitive biases of altruists. Learn about cognitive biases, see how altruists are susceptible to these biases by making ineffective choices, and do what those biased altruists don’t … Lees verder
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Tags: anti-arbitrariness, cognitive bias, effective activism, effective altruism, moral illusions, rationality
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Why your neighbor cares more about animal rights than you think
Recently, I listened to a very interesting episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast, about pluralistic ignorance: a group conformity effect where a majority of the population privately rejects a norm, but publicly accepts that norm because they … Lees verder
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Tags: animal rights, effective activism, psychology, veganism
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Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist 