Many people, my acquaintances included, believe that a nonprofit can be judged outright as good or bad based on one metric. One metric! Think about that for a minute. What if your worth as a person was defined by your debt to income ratio? What if Dragon Corp was valued on the NYSE based solely […]
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, has an interesting interview in The Atlantic today. Hoffman is a fan of what’s known as Capitalist Philanthropy. To some, it’s a term of derision. But what does the Dragon think? I think Hoffman makes some solid points. Today’s interview is in response to another article which questioned the outsized […]
Altruism. We all know what it means. Or at least, we think we do. But this word carries far more weight in philosophical circles than it does in our everyday lives. The extent to which you rely on the literal definition of the word impacts whether you believe that altruism is inherently positive or negative. […]
What is Effective Altruism? At its core, Effective Altruism is about giving your money to the cause that will do the most good. It also can include, in order of aggressiveness, the following ideas: If you have the capability, skills, etc. to earn more, and thus give more, then you are morally compelled to do […]
The Altruistic Dragon 