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Somebody catch me up on What's Wrong™️ with effective altruism. Last I remember hearing about it was on Slate Star Codex, and it was just about sending dollars to charities that actually work. Why are some people calling it bizarre and sacrilegious a cult etc etc? What happened?
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the most "legit" problem with EA in my opinion is the self-dealing; there's a lot of organizations whose "researchers" conclude that the best place to donate is another org where the researchers' friends and romantic partners work.
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