Michael Stewart
@stewart
I have this theory I call the conservation of suffering. Basically the total amount of suffering within a system remains constant. Take flying with a toddler vs driving with a toddler. The drive is long and miserable, but just for you. The flight is shorter, suffering less severe, but distributed among all passengers.
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Jonny Mack
@nonlinear.eth
i think about this all the time with software: when design/eng cuts corners, users suffer (and vice versa). ‘suffering within a system remains constant’ i love that. it makes sense. i hadn’t simplified my thinking to that degree, ty
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Mike Elias
@harmonylion
Love this. Hypothesis: the real “effective altruism” is removing suffering from others by receiving it into yourself like electricity into a capacitor Quote by Gandhi: https://i.imgur.com/MiHs0r3.jpg
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