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Against The Concept Of Telescopic Altruism

Summary by 3 Quarks Daily
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: “Telescopic altruism” is a supposed tendency for some people to ignore those close to them in favor of those further away. Like its cousin “virtue signaling”, it usually gets used to own the libs. Some lib cares about people in Gaza – why? Shouldn’t she be thinking about her friends and neighbors instead? The only possible explanation is that she’s an evil person who hates everyone around her, but manages to …
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3 Quarks Daily broke the news in on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
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