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Who is doing the most good in the world, and how? (kbin.social)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if the unknown person on your street who fosters kittens is a great example, I'd love to hear about them too.

Mr. Rogers told me to look for the helpers in times of trouble. Tell me about your favorite helpers!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The effective altruists try to do the most good with each dollar by focusing on the cause where the most lives per $ can be saved. Believe malaria seems to be a favorite cause there.

Somebody will know more than me on this and I’m sure there’s some controversy too.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it's a scam if you look into it. They spend it all on "AI Safety" and "Existential Risk" bullshit.

It's a shame as the general concept is cool with microloans and crowd-funding, etc. but it's really been taken over by that crowd.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Yeah tech and finance people started getting just absolutely wrecked on their own farts and run that whole scene

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Rich people:  I wanna help the world   

    Experts:  That's fantastic! Here are some issues
              where we could really-  

Rich people:  Nah. I want to help the world my own way.  

    Experts:  Okay, well I hope it uplifts people out
              of pov-  

Rich people:  Yep. But specifically people Z.  

    Experts:  Huh. But what about A,B,C-    

Rich people:  Nah. Just Z. People Z already work for me.

    Experts: …well, I guess it's better than nothing.

Rich people: I'm a good person

    Experts: …