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gradys on Jan 16, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Who is the most positive impactful person ...

Will MacAskill[1] for his contributions to launching the effective altruism movement, which has gone on to inspire many other people to take a much more rigorous and active perspective on doing good.

[1] - Many others were involved, but I know the most about his contributions.

bevan on Jan 16, 2019 [–]

For anyone not familiar with EA or Will MacAskill, I highly recommend these podcasts:

Tim Ferriss: https://tim.blog/2015/11/22/will-macaskill/

Sam Harris: https://samharris.org/podcasts/being-good-and-doing-good/

Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buyBzK5yM-s

Also, short Economist article on EA: https://www.economist.com/international/2018/06/02/can-effec...

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