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It is true that there were EAs before the conception of "longtermism" that were relatively mundane and actually helping humanity, and not part of a death cult.
by creatonez 1y ago
It is true that there were EAs before the conception of "longtermism" that were relatively mundane and actually helping humanity, and not part of a death cult. But those have been shunned from the EA movement for a while now.
- comp_throw7 1y agoGlobal Health & Development is like 40% of EA funding today. Please stop making things up.
- lechatonnoir 1y agoI think you're conflating different groups of people pretty severely. "shunned" in particular is a really strong word, e.g, global health and biosecurity are two of the named categories at the most central EA events: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events/ea-global-new-york-city-2025 https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events/ea-global...