“If you could change the world, you'd be morally obligated to do it”
Agree
- Having power means having responsibility
- Inaction with ability is still a choice
- Suffering continues while you hesitate
- Great power requires great action
Disagree
- Unintended consequences could be worse
- No one person should have that authority
- Systems are too complex to control
- Humility beats hubris every time
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