James Brobin

Software Engineer @ Laboratory For Atmospheric and Space Physics
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Good idea! I'll look into that! Very sunny from what I've ever heard.

Oh, gotcha! I appreciate the thoughts. Yeah, Oxford seems pretty cool, although I really don't think I'd get used to weather, lol.

That's an interesting suggestion! I would not have thought of that!

Ah, thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for!

As a utilitarian, my first impulse is to suggest the term "animal welfarism," since it focuses on what I actually care about, namely well-being.

This term maximizes the scope of what one cares about to include both wild animal suffering and factory farming. It also allows for a diversity of actions such as changing one's diet, engaging in political action, or donating money as @Erwin Rossen mentions.

I would also guess that people who identify as animal welfarists are less likely to have the all-or-nothing attitude that it seems like some vegans have.

Ah, thanks for sharing that! She appears to put pretty much everything she has to say behind a paywall, but hopefully, someday there will be a more accessible resource with a similar goal to hers! I'd also recommend checking out the book Early Retirement Extreme. It's, in my view, a foundational text for frugality.

Yeah, I definitely agree. I wish there was an EA hub that wasn't so extraordinarily expensive to live in.

I explain what I meant in this comment. I'll update the post to be more clear.

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