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Any harm can in principle be outweighed by a small enough benefit delivered to a large enough number of people.
Drawn from what Holden Karnofsky said
What Holden Karnofsky actually said
- Holden Karnofsky Co-founder of GiveWell
In theory, any harm can be outweighed by something that benefits a large enough number of persons, even if it benefits them in a minor way.
Where this was said
↗Future-proof ethicscold-takes.com
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