One movement, many journeys.

Hearing that your dollar could go 100 times further overseas really struck me. Of course, if I could help a hundred times more people, I wanted to do ...”

We should expand our conception of who deserves moral consideration, respect, and compassion.”

People involved in effective altruism tend to be especially earnest. They're not here to comment on the world or have ironic distance from the world. ...”

Seeing the intellectual humility of people really trying to interrogate whether or not they are in fact doing the right thing — that wasn't something ...”

Effective altruism gave me a sense of hope for the world and an avenue through which I could actually have an impact.”

I think it is achievable to get to where stealth pandemics are not a feasible way to attack humanity.”

Follow your heart, use your head, and then go make a difference.”

Effective altruism has been a source of meaning and joy in my life. For me, it's a win-win for my personal wellbeing and impact in the world.”

Even when you work with very smart and talented and driven people who share a commitment to doing the most good possible, it can be unclear what to do...”

We're often the first organization to enter these overlooked spaces, trying not only to solve immediate problems but also to marshal interest into iss...”

Very few things are as meaningful as saving someone else's life.”

Two principles really resonated with me: taking seriously the interests of people and animals geographically distant from you, and approaching charity...”

I found other people who deeply cared about making a positive difference in the world, and really wanted to use all the tools that they could to find ...”

My advice to someone who wants to make an impact: consider for-profit entrepreneurship. It's not for everyone, but if you have a vision of a better wo...”

Before I discovered EA, I was wrestling with a common question: how can I use my time and my career in a way that's actually useful for the world?”

The financial sacrifice of moving from a job in finance to the animal NGO space was a challenge, but the promise of meaning outweighed the costs for m...”

We can be more than we often make ourselves out to be, especially morally speaking. We can do more, we can be more.”

To me, effective altruism means thinking deeply and putting care into using our resources — thoughtfully and impartially to best improve the lives of ...”

One of the best skills EA has given me is the ability to prioritize. I don't know if all philosophy students are prone to analysis paralysis, but that...”

These ideas, along with other influences, helped me identify farmed animal welfare, wild animal welfare, invertebrate welfare, and AI welfare as areas...”

I studied arts management with dreams of organizing festivals and concerts, but when I actually tried it, I realized it didn't give me a sense of purp...”

I was really unsure how my life was going to unfold, but I knew that I wanted to make a difference and live a life in service to others.”

I value the combination of moral seriousness, scope sensitivity, and being agentic that effective altruism inspires. There's something powerful about ...”

Hearing that your dollar could go 100 times further overseas really struck me. Of course, if I could help a hundred times more people, I wanted to do ...”

We should expand our conception of who deserves moral consideration, respect, and compassion.”

People involved in effective altruism tend to be especially earnest. They're not here to comment on the world or have ironic distance from the world. ...”

Seeing the intellectual humility of people really trying to interrogate whether or not they are in fact doing the right thing — that wasn't something ...”

Effective altruism gave me a sense of hope for the world and an avenue through which I could actually have an impact.”

I think it is achievable to get to where stealth pandemics are not a feasible way to attack humanity.”

Follow your heart, use your head, and then go make a difference.”

Effective altruism has been a source of meaning and joy in my life. For me, it's a win-win for my personal wellbeing and impact in the world.”

Even when you work with very smart and talented and driven people who share a commitment to doing the most good possible, it can be unclear what to do...”

We're often the first organization to enter these overlooked spaces, trying not only to solve immediate problems but also to marshal interest into iss...”

Very few things are as meaningful as saving someone else's life.”

Two principles really resonated with me: taking seriously the interests of people and animals geographically distant from you, and approaching charity...”

I found other people who deeply cared about making a positive difference in the world, and really wanted to use all the tools that they could to find ...”

My advice to someone who wants to make an impact: consider for-profit entrepreneurship. It's not for everyone, but if you have a vision of a better wo...”

Before I discovered EA, I was wrestling with a common question: how can I use my time and my career in a way that's actually useful for the world?”

The financial sacrifice of moving from a job in finance to the animal NGO space was a challenge, but the promise of meaning outweighed the costs for m...”

We can be more than we often make ourselves out to be, especially morally speaking. We can do more, we can be more.”

To me, effective altruism means thinking deeply and putting care into using our resources — thoughtfully and impartially to best improve the lives of ...”

One of the best skills EA has given me is the ability to prioritize. I don't know if all philosophy students are prone to analysis paralysis, but that...”

These ideas, along with other influences, helped me identify farmed animal welfare, wild animal welfare, invertebrate welfare, and AI welfare as areas...”

I studied arts management with dreams of organizing festivals and concerts, but when I actually tried it, I realized it didn't give me a sense of purp...”

I was really unsure how my life was going to unfold, but I knew that I wanted to make a difference and live a life in service to others.”

I value the combination of moral seriousness, scope sensitivity, and being agentic that effective altruism inspires. There's something powerful about ...”