Exploring Effective Altruism at Congreso Futuro 2024
In January 2024 I was invited by the Senate of Chile to speak at Congreso Futuro in Santiago. In this talk, I discuss Effective Altruism, a philosophy and social movement on which my early work has had a major influence and which has, in turn, influenced my thinking. The young philosophers who started it had read my 1972 article "Famine, Affluence and Morality," and rightly added an emphasis on using evidence and reason to find the most impactful ways to make the world a better place. Effective altruism challenges us to make doing that a central goal in our lives. In my presentation I stress the importance of considering all beings capable of suffering, including non-human animals, in our efforts to alleviate pain and promote well-being. I focus on extreme poverty, the ethical treatment of animals, and the implications of Artificial Intelligence on both humans and animals. For those interested in diving deeper into my views about global poverty and what we can do about it, I encourage you to download a free copy of my book "The Life You Can Save" from my website. (But be warned - one person I know described it as the most expensive book he had ever read!) FYI, this is a direct clip from the live stream of Congreso Futuro 2024. You can watch the full live stream here: • CONGRESO FUTURO 2024 |... (for some of the other talks, it's better if you can understand Spanish!)
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Thank you. You're a legend, Peter.
Why is the idea of sharing (a monetary representation of) natural wealth kept out of the public discourse? I've tried to change that, but it's the kind of thing that requires a community of interested people to have a proper discussion. (Google doesn't even list my blog in search results.) If we account for economic externalities by charging fees to industry proportional to resources extracted, pollution emitted or wildlife habitat destroyed, we will make better decisions about what to buy, because those things that cause harm to the environment will have higher prices. An honest market will promote sustainability. Sharing proceeds from fees to all people would make the policy fair, and would end abject poverty. (This should be a global policy, because we have a global market and a global society.) We could reduce harm to the environment. If random polls show that most people think that this or that kind of impact on the environment is being carried to excess, the associated fee can be raised. We can apply the idea to limiting or preventing *actual* harm, too. If most people think that the number of animals held captive in pursuit of profit, or the severity of their confinement conditions, is excessive, we could charge fees to those who are involved in the animal exploitation industry. They'd have an incentive to reduce both the numbers of animals held AND the amount of suffering inflicted on each one.