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A review by prehistoricpotatoes
Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference by William MacAskill
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Very practical. A great use of maths and reasoning. I learnt a lot about economics, and it was accessible, even if annoying when repetitive sometimes.
I wish the author was more informed about cancers (being not one single disease), about ecology (biodiversity crisis being just as dire as climate change, and a related but distinct issue), and non-animal-welfare related vegetarianism (biodiversity, climate, and also how factory farming’s solution isn’t as simple as increasing animal welfare, this would be dire for land use!).
Overall I will be recommending this book, with these caveats, as its structure and reasoning are practical and mindset shifting I think.
I wish the author was more informed about cancers (being not one single disease), about ecology (biodiversity crisis being just as dire as climate change, and a related but distinct issue), and non-animal-welfare related vegetarianism (biodiversity, climate, and also how factory farming’s solution isn’t as simple as increasing animal welfare, this would be dire for land use!).
Overall I will be recommending this book, with these caveats, as its structure and reasoning are practical and mindset shifting I think.