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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: The Philosophical Bankruptcy of âEffective Altruismâ
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the philosophical bankruptcy of effective altruism and the movementâs role in FTXâs financial collapse.
Among the topics covered:
The connection between FTXâs financial collapse and the effective altruism movement, including CEO Sam Bankman-Friedâs goal of âearning to giveâ;
What effective altruism advocates and why its offshoot, âlongtermism,â champions some unusual causes;
Why some of the common criticisms of effective altruism, such as the idea that it is a cynical ploy or that it is Utopian, miss the mark;
The real problem with effective altruism, as show...