Antinatalist Advocacy | Ep. 3 | Introduction to Effective Altruism with @spacescienceguy @AntinatalistAdvocacy | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In this episode, John speaks with fellow antinatalist Michael (aka Vegan Space Scientist), a Researcher and Strategy Lead and at the Sentience Institute. They discuss the core ideas of Effective Altruism, the ins and outs of the EA community, and how people can use the core ideas of Effective Altruism and Antinatalism to make the world a better place. Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro to the episode
02:59 Welcome Michael
04:32 Discovering antinatalism
08:37 Going vegan
11:31 Coming across Effective Altruism (EA)
17:26 Core EA ideas
22:36 How these ideas have evolved over time
31:04 Choosing causes / charities to support
40:26 Challenges / downsides of core EA ideas
43:43 Intro to the EA community
54:58 Challenges / downsides of the community
1:04:43 Balancing doing good with living a good life
1:07:42 Relationship between EA and antinatalism
1:18:37 Opportunities for impact across communities
1:22:14 Opportunity cost of having children
1:26:30 What Michael is currently working on
1:31:41 Things to be positive about
1:35:26 Outro to the episode
ANTINATALIST ADVOCACY
Newsletter: antinatalistadvocacy.org/newsletter
Website: antinatalistadvocacy.org
Check out the links below!
Michael's website: michaeldello.com
Vegan Space Scientist: youtube.com/@VeganSpaceScientist
Effective Altruism: effectivealtruism.org
EA TED Talk: youtube.com/watch?v=Diuv3XZQXyc
Peter Singer's 'Famine, Affluence and Morality' article: https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil308/Singer2.pdf
In this episode, John speaks with fellow antinatalist Michael (aka Vegan Space Scientist), a Researcher and Strategy Lead and at the Sentience Institute. They discuss the core ideas of Effective Altruism, the ins and outs of the EA community, and how people can use the core ideas of Effective Altruism and Antinatalism to make the world a better place. Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro to the episode
02:59 Welcome Michael
04:32 Discovering antinatalism
08:37 Going vegan
11:31 Coming across Effective Altruism (EA)
17:26 Core EA ideas
22:36 How these ideas have evolved over time
31:04 Choosing causes / charities to support
40:26 Challenges / downsides of core EA ideas
43:43 Intro to the EA community
54:58 Challenges / downsides of the community
1:04:43 Balancing doing good with living a good life
1:07:42 Relationship between EA and antinatalism
1:18:37 Opportunities for impact across communities
1:22:14 Opportunity cost of having children
1:26:30 What Michael is currently working on
1:31:41 Things to be positive about
1:35:26 Outro to the episode
ANTINATALIST ADVOCACY
Newsletter: antinatalistadvocacy.org/newsletter
Website: antinatalistadvocacy.org
Check out the links below!
Michael's website: michaeldello.com
Vegan Space Scientist: youtube.com/@VeganSpaceScientist
Effective Altruism: effectivealtruism.org
EA TED Talk: youtube.com/watch?v=Diuv3XZQXyc
Peter Singer's 'Famine, Affluence and Morality' article: https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil308/Singer2.pdf
