Effective altruism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a philosophy, a movement, and also a concrete organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be optimally effective, altruism should transcend the directly empathic glow that makes one feel good by giving. This leads to a combination of rationality and warm empathy. You recognize Compassion, basically<\/a>, but which is, in my view, quite qualitatively different from altruism<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Effective altruism (the movement) strives to not only donate, but also do so while looking for efficient ways to make the dollars match the best outcome. Much do-gooding comes to little good for many reasons, from good-but-naive intentions to downward corruption. In some cases, this may do more wrong than good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This coincides with the main reason why the AURELIS USP is a combination of rationality and depth<\/a>. Both are indispensable for a better world, now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In time and place, empathically challenging, logically straightforward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The other side of the world seems far away. However, if you want to save an unknown child in your country or at the other side of the world, what is the logical difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same in time. If you want to save a person next week or next millennium, what is the logical difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purely logically, in both cases, there is none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n