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As someone who doesn't have the resources: of course I don't. But I also don't want the markets dictated by the whims of some dissociated jackoff arrogantly an
by brnaftr361 3y ago
As someone who doesn't have the resources: of course I don't.
But I also don't want the markets dictated by the whims of some dissociated jackoff arrogantly and ineffectively disbursing obscene amounts of money, and certainly not with the momentum of some centralized institution. I need cheaper food and cheaper rent and cheaper utilities prices to be able to effectively act as an altruist - you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others - and when all of the resources are being siphoned off and distributed to the top, myself and millions of others simply lack the capacity.
And if many hands makes for little work, doesn't that give way to a more effective framework than a handful of people controlling affecting altruism? I reckon so.
Not to mention the whole free market thesis being wholly disrupted by the shrinkage of the middle class in developed nations, leaving the have-nots subordinated to the haves and ever more preoccupied with just getting by.
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- kdmccormick 3y agoThe working classes of developed nations need systematic help. Unequivocally. Poor people in underdeveloped nations also need help. EA targets the latter need, but that does not invalidate the former need. Unfortunately, people like SBF, who it'd be fair to consider enemies of the working class, associated themselves with EA and have tarnished the brand.