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“Maximizing the most good for the most number of people” can lead to repugnant conclusions when applied at-scale

Bergstrom (2022) finds that economic growth, as measured by the increase in national gross domestic product (GDP) per person, explains 90 per cent of the historical variation in poverty.

"... we live in the most important century for humanity."

In effective-population-adjusted terms, we generally see pretty steady declines after any given area hits its initial peak.

Effective altruism’s strength lies in its infrastructure, which we can use to better understand how other idea machines work, what their impact will be, and what’s needed to make them more effective.