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Democratic Failure Leaves the Disenfranchised Unprotected

Beyond market failure, there is 'democratic failure': poor people in foreign countries, non-human animals, and future generations cannot vote, so neither markets nor democratic governments can be expected to protect their interests—leaving charity as one of the only remaining mechanisms to help the disenfranchised.

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Speaker

Will MacAskill

Evidence Quote

the future generations are disenfranchised so we shouldn't expect markets or government to be taking appropriate care of those individuals

Source

228 - Doing GoodMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:36:45 AM

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