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The movement kind of got co-opted by some strong personalities who somewhat went down their own rabbit hole of utilitarianism. Also, SBF wasn't good optics.
by kromem 3y ago
The movement kind of got co-opted by some strong personalities who somewhat went down their own rabbit hole of utilitarianism.
Also, SBF wasn't good optics.
- jakobnissen 3y agoDid it get co-opted, or are you only exposed to the extremely online segment of EA that talks about AI and future generations and Roko's Basilisk? From what I can tell, EA is still alive and well I the real world, donating bed nets to combat malaria and other very real, worldly tasks.
- ethanbond 3y agoExactly. These people (the anti-EA’ers) are in too deep on the memes. It is absolutely hilarious seeing anti-EA’ers on this thread “pondering questions” about charity that are literally the exact questions posed by EA. EA produces extremely pragmatic answers and the anti-EAers get stuck at “hmm is it really so bad to give to people who live next door just because?” Of course they cannot even write the answer they’re implicating because it’s laughable on its face, so they’re just here to “ponder” the questions, then accuse EA of navel gazing. As you say, EA asks those same questions, gets to an answer that’s far less ridiculous than “my neighbors deserve more by virtue of being my neighbors,” then writes checks.