Altruistic motivations

Abstract

Effective altruism is discussed as a moral obligation or exciting opportunity. The article rejects these approaches for being guilt-based or disturbing. It proposes a different motivation: freeing oneself from obligations and helping others simply if they find it in their heart. The article suggests that inexpensive lives are not for celebration, but rather signal an injured planet where people suffer due to ill fortune. Low-cost lives indicate the need to alleviate suffering in the world. This path to helping others will have their companionship in the pursuit of building a better future – AI-generated abstract.