When I first discussed effective altruism with an economist years back, I was shocked to hear her hostility. How could anyone oppose efforts to make the world a better place? So much aid money is wasted on upper management, so many charities are big on theory and short on results, and so often interventions fail. It strikes me, even now, that it is a good thing for people to give more, and to give wisely. And, as such, effective alturism strikes me as fundamentally a Good Thi

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