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Lisa Herzog’s recent article for OpenDemocracy presents several arguments against ‘effective altruism.’ In short, she argues that “there’s no universal definition of ‘most effective’ in the world of social change,” and that effective altruism should consider structural change rather than simply donating money to fix global problems. Collective action, she says, is central to alleviating societal issues like climate change or global inequality, rather than individuals acting on their own.
