EA's own intro materials cited to defend Bentham's Bulldog-style calculations
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-23
tracewoodgrains argues critics are wrong that Bentham's Bulldog-style calculations are unrepresentative of EA, citing the Center for Effective Altruism's official "Introduction to Effective Altruism" as showing what scope sensitivity and impartiality look like in practice. NathanpmYoung endorses the point.
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