Purchasing large mansions[0], chateaus[1], and spending lavishly on administrative kickbacks[2] because longtermism can justify any present action if you extend

Purchasing large mansions[0], chateaus[1], and spending lavishly on administrative kickbacks[2] because longtermism can justify any present action if you extend your horizon far enough. EA is effectively two disconnected ideas at this point. [0] https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xof7iFB3uh8Kc53bG/why-did-cea-buy-wytham-abbey https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xof7iFB3uh8Kc53bG/... [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahemerson/2023/02/28/effective-altruism-linked-group-used-millions-donated-by-ftx-to-buy-a-czech-castle/?sh=640b92a86baf https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahemerson/2023/02/28/effecti... [2]https://intelligence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Independent-Auditors-Report-for-2021.pdf https://intelligence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Independ...