“A Life That Cannot Be A Failure” by Bentham’s Bulldog

Crosspost. The core philosophical argument for giving is strikingly simple: charitable donations can prevent lots of death and suffering at a comparatively minor cost. For a few thousand dollars, you can save someone's life. By taking the Giving What We Can pledge—which I have taken, and I would encourage you to take—and giving away 10% of your lifetime income, you can save hundreds of lives without sacrificing anything of remotely comparable value. Taking the pledge likely does more good than anything else you will ever do. If you make what the average American makes and give away 10% of your income, you will still be richer than almost everyone who ever lived, but you will know that because of you fewer children are dead. You will know that mothers do not have to cry over lost children because of you and that additional children will get to live to adulthood. The best charities save lives for just $4,500. Each time you give that much away, you can know that one extra child still breathes, instead of being buried before his parents, in a tiny grave, in a distant cemetery. If you earn the average income of an American [...] --- First published: December 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uHhPjrdcQFM3Fvwuc/a-life-that-cannot-be-a-failure --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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