Effective Altruism and Its Future
I think the problem is that by removing the human element from &quot;good doing&quot;, you end up also removing the personal selfish reason for &quot;good doing&quot;, and that is then a very cynical worldview to have, that rightfully arouses suspicion.<p>Then one starts questioning, what is the real motivation behind the deed?<p>The other problem is that treating people like statistics is ugly, even if you are doing it for a good cause.