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Altruism refers to actions undertaken for the concern and benefit of others at ones own expense.

"an "altruist" is someone who chooses between actions according to the criterion of others' welfare" - Eliezer Yudkowsky

Related tags and wikis: Shut up and multiply, Fuzzies, World Optimization, Effective Altruism, Cause Prioritization, Motivations, Psychology of Altruism, Ethics and Morality...

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219On saving the world
So8res
9y
171
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257Scope Insensitivity
Eliezer Yudkowsky
16y
67
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86Ineffective Altruism
lsusr
1y
17
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200Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others...
Scott Alexander
12y
322
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183Act of Charity
jessicata
5y
49
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177Maximizing Your Donations via a Job
Alexei
10y
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1302019 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity ComparisonΩ
Larks
3y
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99A critique of effective altruism
benkuhn
10y
154
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80Circular Altruism
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
310
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55EA Hangout Prisoners' Dilemma
Jeffrey Ladish
2y
18
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43Where's my magic sword?
lsusr
2y
12
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37Hell is wasted on the evil
lsusr
2y
8
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36Self policing for self doubt
KatjaGrace
4y
3
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36Altruism Under Extreme Uncertainty
lsusr
2y
9
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35Public Choice and the Altruist's Burden
Roko
13y
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