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That, for me, is the big difference between altruism—or its close cousin, charity—and mutual aid. The former preserves the hierarchy between giver and receiver. The latter recognizes that everyone has things to give, and everyone has things they need. The Anarresti argue that [[real care isn’t selfless but reciprocal, not altruistic but mutual.::highlight]] *Nobody goes hungry while another eats.*
In that light, “effective” altruism’s criticism of altruism isn’t a subversion of egoism but a cementing of it.
The Other Side of Egoism
Mandy Brown
Another lesson is that, when junior investment bankers work all night formatting pitchbooks, that work is almost certainly wasted, and the deals are being won on the golf course. Friends do not exchange pitchbooks with each other.
Money Stuff: SEC Comes for Gemini Too Late
Matt Levine
I realised that writing isn’t about beating the competition, or being the *only* piece of work out there on a subject. Instead, an indicator of real progress within our industry — or in any aspect of human knowledge — stems from a diverse collective of people sharing their experiences of what they’ve learned, which then hopefully makes it easier for others to walk the same path in the future.
Read Widely, Apply Selectively, Share Regardless
James Stanier
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