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    Against The Concept Of Telescopic Altruism

    Astral Codex Ten Podcast · Apr 21, 2026 · 11 min
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    I. "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…

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