Effective Altruism

Subagents for Shrimp

... and other good causes

Dec 1, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Who should direct social spending?

Individuals, Corporations, or Governments?

Nov 25, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Trade-off Denialism

When, exactly, should we prioritize the arts over saving lives?

Nov 12, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Moral Self-Indulgence

On Helping vs Expressing

Nov 7, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Rule High Stakes In, Not Out

Asymmetries in Significance given Model Uncertainty

Oct 21, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

In Defense of Stakes-Sensitivity

Do more good, all else equal

Oct 19, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Marginal Persuasion

Consider which direction of change would be an improvement

Sep 15, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

How to Save the World

Jul 22, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

The Moral Gadfly's Double-Bind

Warranted moral criticism is rarely welcomed

Jun 25, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

The Worst Person Who Ever Lived

Is an Unknown American Woman*

Jun 6, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Limiting Reason

A principled conservative impulse

Jun 2, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

Moral Intuitions Track Virtue Signals

From Trolleys to Drowning Children

Mar 22, 2025 • Richard Y Chappell

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