Trade-off Denialism

Trade-off Denialism When, exactly, should we prioritize the arts over saving lives? One of the things I find most annoying is when people—especially those who should know better—refuse to acknowledge or grapple with the reality of tradeoffs. (Silas has a neat post on this, and why this psychological tendency may lead some people to feel hostile towards Effective Altruism.) In her Washington Post review of David Edmonds’ excellent book Death in a Shallow Pond, Becca Rothfeld writes: If Edmonds...