Blog 8: Quote Revision

Original 1: They believe that artists are in a whole other world just “paint[ing] beautiful landscapes in front of them while the rest of the world burns”. The EA wants artists to give up their dream of being an artist for a job with “higher expected returns”

Revised 1: The EA believe that artists are in a whole other world just “paint[ing] beautiful landscapes in front of them while the rest of the world burns”. I strongly disagree with this statement because the beautiful landscapes that artists create help bring joy and light to the world which is slowly burning. Without these artists, the world would look more like hell and not so much of heaven.

Added Quote 1: These brazilian people and favelas, were assumed to be “unwelcoming, dangerous, ugly places”. Haas and Hahn turned the favelas of Rio into a tourist attraction and changed the perspective of the people in their to be more valued and treasured.

Added Quote 2: Effective Altruism states that “the only good that counts is what you accomplish over and above what the next person would have done in your place”.

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