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Published · transcript-backedLarissa MacFarquhar: recommendation
16 Jan 2019 Conversations with Tyler Larissa MacFarquhar on Getting Inside Someone's Head
“I don’t think he thinks that empathy is useless, but I do agree with him that people could do a lot more good if they didn’t rely solely on impulse and emotional attachment to issues that may be there just because they’ve heard of them as opposed to trying to do research, trying to figure out how they really can do the most good with the resources they’re willing to give.”
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- Larissa MacFarquhar
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- 16 Jan 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
Transcript context
…Is Paul Bloom right to suggest that empathy is overrated? [laughs] I love his book. You know what? He gave the book an especially provocative title for obvious reasons. I don’t think he thinks that empathy is useless, but I do agree with him that people could do a lot more good if they didn’t rely solely on impulse and emotional attachment to issues that may be there just because they’ve heard of them as opposed to trying to do research, trying to figure out how they really can do the most good with the resources they’re willing to give. I think organizations like GiveWell, which do research into various charities and show you which charities are more likely to succeed at their missions than others, are incredibly helpful. What’s the best argument against what’s called effective altruism?…
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