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altruist

[al-troo-ist] / ˈæl tru ɪst /








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Testimony at his trial suggested that his image as an altruist was at least partially a sham.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

He brought on Gary Wang, an old friend from math camp, and later Caroline Ellison, a fellow effective altruist from Jane Street.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2023

He has remade himself as an altruist, a philanthropist, and he means for his efforts to have maximum impact.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

In both books he emphasizes the desirability of seeking out “neglectedness” — problems that haven’t attracted enough attention so that you, as an effective altruist, can be more “impactful.”

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Before the word had passed into moral philosophy, she had become an altruist in its truest sense.

From Mary Wollstonecraft by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins




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