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- One of a series of [[Open Letters]].
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- I thought I'd write this now years ago, maybe it will finally happen.
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- I listened to [[Peter Singer]] with [[Sam Harris]] again on [[2024-02-25]].
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Hi Peter, I'm sure you get this often: you don't know me but I feel like I know you -- as I've gotten to know you through your books and your public conversations. I am writing this [[open letter]] in the hope that you will eventually find time to read it, or at least to skim it, but I do not write it with the intention of putting a burden on you; I am just doing out of the belief that it is worth thanking you, and asking you a question (which may be answered also for others which have good mental representations of your self, or might hold interesting opinions in their own right).
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## Thank you
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Thank you for your writing and for your ideas and evaluations on ethical matters as you have expressed them through your life. I am inspired by them, and by the works you have inspired. You have brought light to the world in many ways, however you care to define it, and for that I and many other sentient beings will be thankful for, I believe, as long as we're around.
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## A question
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I was born in Argentina; I grew up and studied there and moved to Switzerland for work when I was 30. I am a Staff Engineer currently at [[Google]]. I am engaged in [[Effective Altruism]] and occasionally allow myself to hedge irrationally after careful consideration :)
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Inspired by your works, I started a project for
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## Farewell |