EA as advisor or total law? Insiders clash over effective altruism's boundaries
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-23
NathanpmYoung and tracewoodgrains debate the proper scope of effective altruism: should EA function as the "totality of the law" governing personal relationships and parenting, or merely as an advisor? Young argues almost no EAs would accept EA dictating how people relate to their friends or raise their kids.
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