Effective altruism is about answering one simple question: how can we best improve the world?
Most of us want to improve the world. We see suffering, injustice, and death and feel moved to do something about it. But figuring out what that “something” is, let alone actually doing it, can be a difficult and disheartening challenge. Effective altruism is a response to this challenge.
As an ongoing research question, effective altruists try to use evidence and careful reasoning to find paths towards positive impact which are large in scale, tractable, and neglected relative to other important causes.
Yet effective altruism is not just about investigating this question, but following through with actions. To this end, EA is a community of people who strive to use our resources to change the world for the better — whether it be through careers which tackle pressing problems or donations to the world’s most effective charities.
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