Is Saving Shrimps Effective Altruism? w/ Guest Comedian Josh Gondelman
Dystopia Now · Kate Willett and Emile Torres
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Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the Shrimp Welfare Project, featured on the Daily Show several months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNbIKtGMoaA&t. Comedian Josh Gondelman -- a former writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver -- joins us for laughs and some serious reflection on which types of beings should be included within our circles of moral concern.
Info on the Shrimp Welfare Project can be found here: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/
A critique of Effective Altruism (written by Émile Torres) is here: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/effective-altruism-is-a-welter-of-fraud-lies-exploitation-and-eugenic-fantasies/
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