Top 6 William MacAskill Quotes
#1. We very often fail to think as carefully about helping others as we could, mistakenly believing that applying data and rationality to a charitable endeavor robs the act of virtue. And that means we pass up opportunities to make a tremendous difference.
William MacAskill
#2. We're about one hundred times richer than the poorest billion people in the world, and we can do several hundred times more to help them than we can to help others in the rich countries we live in.
William MacAskill
#3. In buying Fairtrade products, you're at best giving very small amounts of money to people in comparatively well-off countries. You'd do considerably more good by buying cheaper goods and donating the money you save to one of the cost-effective charities mentioned in the previous chapter.
William MacAskill
#4. People who had previously purchased a "green" product were significantly more likely to both lie and steal than those who had purchased the conventional product. Their demonstration of ethical behavior subconsciously gave them license to act unethically when the chance arose.
William MacAskill
#5. The good I do is not a matter of the direct benefits I cause. Rather, it is the difference I make.
William MacAskill
#6. The challenge for us is this: How can we ensure that, when we try to help others, we do so as effectively as possible?
William MacAskill
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