Goodness, philanthropy and trust
- Q29 How do you think about doing good?
It's very hard to give money away for the reality of goodness rather than its appearance.
- Q111 Is empathy a problem?
He said you do not want misguided empathy. He agreed with the 'suicidal empathy' book: Western prosperity has come from a high-trust, high-empathy society, which helps people cooperate at scale if it is mutual.