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The evolution of effective altruism

70 points · 194 comments · bazzmt

  1. s1artibartfast · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm always curious why effective altruists attract so much sneer and disdain when the topic comes up.

    At best they are just people trying to donate money to effective charities like mosquito nets in Africa. At worst, some might be wasting their money on animal welfare or AI safety. This doesn't seem like enough to fuel the kind of backlash I see.

    1. api · · focus · HN ↗
      It’s one of those things that sounds fantastic on the surface. Then you dig.
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