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> wealth accumulation's primary function being the further accumulation of wealth Then we are lucky that EA promotes giving more to charity as the primary func
by Viliam1234 1y ago
> wealth accumulation's primary function being the further accumulation of wealth
Then we are lucky that EA promotes giving more to charity as the primary function of accumulation of wealth.
> EA seems pretty irrationally focused on excusing antisocial behavior.
Is a guy getting a well-paid job at Microsoft and donating half of his salary to African charities really your best example of antisocial behavior?
- GuinansEyebrows 1y ago> Then we are lucky that EA promotes giving more to charity as the primary function of accumulation of wealth. no, we are not lucky. EA-good-because-charity-good is a brain-pretzel way of lobbying against equitable taxation. > Is a guy getting a well-paid job at Microsoft and donating half of his salary to African charities really your best example of antisocial behavior? you're inventing a competitive debate regarding a hypothetical "best example of antisocial behavior". i didn't target anyone specifically with any part of my post.
- Viliam1234 1y agoWell, I base my opinion about EA on specific people I happen to know, such as https://www.jefftk.com/news/ea https://www.jefftk.com/news/ea , but of course that shouldn't stop anyone from making up edgy interpretations and posting them as a fact. Because what is the point of discussing actual effective altruists when imaginary villains are a much more interesting topic.
- bena 1y agoWhat it promotes and what happens are two different things. “The purpose of a system is what it does.”