Looking at it another way, the USA has saved 126 million lives since 1980 [1]. Yet I've heard scarcely any recognition of this in the media, until it could be used to cast blame.
[1] Assuming these or equivalent programs were in place since 1980.
But it's not an argument, just an observation (and some very basic math), containing no logic or morality. If I've made any errors, corrections are welcome.
Your “very basic math” is a negligent application of linear extrapolation.
The effective altruists have been trying to measure lives saved by interventions for a decade. It’s a very hard problem.
Anyway, the rest is moot. There’s no account anyone else can give as to the content of your own media diet. If you’re unhappy with it, you should read/watch/consume something else.
Looking at it another way, the USA has saved 126 million lives since 1980 [1]. Yet I've heard scarcely any recognition of this in the media, until it could be used to cast blame.
[1] Assuming these or equivalent programs were in place since 1980.
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But it's not an argument, just an observation (and some very basic math), containing no logic or morality. If I've made any errors, corrections are welcome.
Your “very basic math” is a negligent application of linear extrapolation.
The effective altruists have been trying to measure lives saved by interventions for a decade. It’s a very hard problem.
Anyway, the rest is moot. There’s no account anyone else can give as to the content of your own media diet. If you’re unhappy with it, you should read/watch/consume something else.
can't all the moral countries just pick up the aid slack and boom we're good?