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Nick Beckstead, noted longtermist and "effective altruist,” just comes out and says it:

"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
This is precisely why Nick Beckstead, a noted EA, argued in 2013 that, given the "overwhelming" moral importance of the far future - "millions, billions, and trillions" of years from now - we should prioritize saving the lives of people in rich countries over those in poor countries, other things being equal. The reason is that people in rich countries are better positioned to influence the far future. To take another example, saving lives in poor countries may have significantly smaller ripple effects than saving and improving lives in rich countries. Why? Richer countries have substantially more innovation, and their workers are much more economically productive. By ordinary standards at least by ordinary enlightened humanitarian standards saving and improving lives in rich countries is about equally as important as saving and improving lives in poor countries, provided lives are improved by roughly comparable amounts. But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal. Screenshot from Beckstead's 2013 PhD dissertation, regarded as one of the founding documents of longtermism, one of the main cause areas of EA.
September 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
another example to add to the "republicans are nazis" pile
Bo French wants Texas to be the new Rhodesia. His opponent just wants to keep the heat on.
How a regulatory agency you've never heard of became a test case for Republican extremism.
www.motherjones.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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cait.bsky.social
this ain't debate club bitch. sometimes people will get upset when their rights are being taken from them and they have to argue for their humanity every day of their lives. if you can't handle that log off and go back to the real world that was built for you, white cishet man
September 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM