Final Thought: (in)Effective Altruism - Tumbler RidgeLines

Final Thought: (in)Effective Altruism - Tumbler RidgeLines

Last issue, if you recall, we talked about a thought problem that philosopher Peter Singer likes to ask people. The basic gist of it is: if we’re willing to jump into a muddy puddle to save a child, perhaps ruining out fancy $100 shoes in the process, why aren’t we willing to spend $100 to help feed a poor child elsewhere in the world? We don’t even have to get muddy doing it. The underlying idea behind this is a concept called altruism. Altruis…