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What if you ran effective altruism group where, every week, people congregated to contemplate topics such as:

• Eradicating malaria
• Whether AI should ever have legal rights
• What future people will wish we had done today
• Whether insects have moral worth
• How we can help others while taking care of ourselves

What if your group satisfied a deep need that many young people feel for an impartial, calm, and evidence-oriented environment to explore what “doing good” means? What if people formed deep friendships through your group? What if your group was composed of people who hold each other in high mutual regard despite differences in approaches and beliefs around taking effective altruistic action?

This vision might be called relational community building or pluralistic EA stewardship. In this model, group organizers are gardeners who craft ripe conditions for serious contemplation of ethical ideas and forging ties between individuals who deeply desire a better world. Crucially, the group should be built upon these core tenants:

1. It's important to help others
2. All sentient beings are equal
3. Helping more is better than helping less
4. Our resources are limited

Key components of a good effective altruism group

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Outline:

(01:26) Key components of a good effective altruism group

(03:36) Encouraging pluralistic groups

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First published:
June 23rd, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kTdMAodJB3mf8EEbg/pluralistic-ea-stewardship

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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