How Can We Do the Most Good? Effective Altruism with JD Bauman

Though I mention in the video that I now work for an EA organization, all views expressed are my own!

[Mario-hiht]

Mr. Crummet What is the best philosophical defense of altruism over egoism for you? I have been seeing in my region a increment of egoist thinking and me a altruistic person wish defender my posture

[cultofscriabin]

Also, EA people denounce factory farms all the time, but does it mean that they approve of non-factory farms ? In other words, do they think that throat slashing is ethical on happy victims ?

[cultofscriabin]

Seems wrong to mention the environmental and health problems caused by factory farms. Sounds like mentioning that the slave trade or Auschwitz was environmentally destructive and unhealthy for the SS. Also, factory farming is better for the environment than extensive farming, that's literally the point of factory farming : being more resource effective in order to produce more and cheaper. Also animal products have the same health effects whether or not they come from factory farms or not. So EA needs to update a bit there.