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How can we accomplish as much good as possible? (openphilanthropy.org)
2 points by danboarder on July 2, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



What is good to you may not be good for someone else.

These I consider good: - Acting to increase the health and resilience of earth’s ecosystem (air, water, land, life).

- Capping personal wealth so any big projects must be done in cooperation.

- Ensuring education, housing, and healthcare for all humans to reduce childhood trauma (and avoidable suffering in general), birthdate, and us/them mentality.

- Switch to a stewardship or reciprocity model rather than domination of life and living space.

I’ll stop there, since these are just my values due to my genetics (?) and life experiences. Change is going to happen and none of this is permanent. Working towards these things gives my life meaning. I can imagine a dystopia in which all the above is earnestly pursued. I can also imagine a world with ongoing conflict but which enjoys some amount of stability under this value system, until another shift occurs.

What sci-fi might you recommend about this?




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