komponisto comments on 'Effective Altruism' as utilitarian equivocation. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 24 November 2013 11:00:38PM 6 points [-]

A selfish utilitarian is just as possible as an extremely altruistic one

Not on the traditional usage of the term, it isn't -- and more to the point, not as the term is being used both in the grandparent and the OP.

You're confusing utilitarianism with plain old instrumental rationality.