I’m curious what is the evidence you see that this is false as a description of the values of just about every human, given that
I, a human [citation needed] tell you that this seems to be a description of my values.
Almost every culture that ever existed had norms that prioritized helping family, friends and neighbors over helping random strangers, not to mention strangers that you never met.
Most people don’t do much to help random strangers they never met, with the notable exception of effective altruists, but even most effective altruists only go that far[1].
Evolutionary psychology can fairly easily explain helping your family and tribe, but it seems hard to explain impartial altruism towards all humans.
The common wisdom in EA is, you shouldn’t donate 90% of your salary or deny yourself every luxury because if you live a fun life you will be more effective at helping others. However, this strikes me as suspiciously convenient and self-serving.
I’m curious what is the evidence you see that this is false as a description of the values of just about every human, given that
I, a human [citation needed] tell you that this seems to be a description of my values.
Almost every culture that ever existed had norms that prioritized helping family, friends and neighbors over helping random strangers, not to mention strangers that you never met.
Most people don’t do much to help random strangers they never met, with the notable exception of effective altruists, but even most effective altruists only go that far[1].
Evolutionary psychology can fairly easily explain helping your family and tribe, but it seems hard to explain impartial altruism towards all humans.
The common wisdom in EA is, you shouldn’t donate 90% of your salary or deny yourself every luxury because if you live a fun life you will be more effective at helping others. However, this strikes me as suspiciously convenient and self-serving.