“[W]e are aiming to help people be more clear-thinking, long-term oriented, empathetic, and utilitarian. This not only increases their own flourishing, but also expands their circles of caring beyond biases based on geographical location (drowning child problem), species (non-human animals), and temporal distance (existential risk).”

— Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights and the EA Movement – Q & A (Effective Altruism Forum, January 2, 2016)