# @fromthebowseat on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0nZNexpB-c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10262102-fromthebowseat-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-12-09T02:28:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs 🪸 (@fromthebowseat) — https://gondola.cc/fromthebowseat

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In her blog, "Climate Change and Effective Altruism: A Cause Worth Fighting For," Emily Xing, Bow Seat's Future Blue Youth Council Member, dives into the thought-provoking connection between climate change and the effective altruism (EA) movement. Emily shares her firsthand experience encountering EA during a Science Bowl tournament where billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried championed the movement. Despite admiring EA's longterm approach, she questions its stance on climate change, emphasizing the need for simultaneous attention to immediate issues affecting marginalized communities.

While acknowledging the influential figures in the EA community, Emily raises concerns about potential oversights in the movement's scaling models, particularly regarding the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable nations. Through her engaging exploration, Emily advocates for a more holistic approach, urging a balance between addressing pressing issues like climate change and social disparity, and the movement's emphasis on personal wealth accumulation for charitable giving. She calls for a broader definition of altruism and mobilizing youth to actively engage with systemic challenges for a more inclusive and sustainable world.

Read Emily’s blog through the link in our bio

#EmpowerTheFuture #YouthEnvironmentalLeadership #ActivismAmplified #Environmentalist #YouthEmpowerment #SustainableSolutions #FutureForwardPlanet #ClimateActionChampions #YouthEmpowerment #PositiveChange #YouthForChange #GreenLeadership #Ocean #Youth #ClimateChange #Activism #Council #Sustainability // _emxing

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youthenvironmentalleadership, ocean, empowerthefuture, positivechange, council, youthforchange, futureforwardplanet, sustainability, climatechange, youthempowerment, activismamplified, climateactionchampions, greenleadership, activism, youth, sustainablesolutions, environmentalist

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