8 hours ago
> Read the full story here: https://www.effort.news/irregular
That is a better link for the story than the current (alt: https://xxcancel.com/brianchau57/status/2099580981271318606).
It was previously submitted but was quickly flagged out. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49704132
44 minutes ago
"This genocide will clear the way for us to have more land for the 'Chosen People' which will free up time to work on hard problems like preventing genocide"
That's the logic loop of the Effective Altruism gang.
8 hours ago
Hey guys, is it still "Effective" altruism if all the money is spent on sensationalising AI claims?
6 hours ago
From their POV its been very effective. By now every normie has heard of AI doomerism, that’s quite the achievement.
8 hours ago
6 hours ago
Weird this isnt getting a lot of attention. Is it Pro Israel brigading, Pro AI doomer brigading, or both?
5 hours ago
Personally I find "Effective Altruist" and "Firm" to be incongruous. Wouldn't you run a nonprofit if you were some kind of altruist?
5 hours ago
To be effective requires power. Therefore, the most altruistic strategy is to acquire all the power. This argument has seemingly convinced a lot of people, or perhaps they just wanted power anyway and now have an excuse too.
3 hours ago
Absolute power corrupts. Many such pedophile rabbi cases.
3 hours ago
Effective altruism boils down to rationalization for getting as much power and money now, because you have vague utopic vision for long time after. And your future vision of theoretical good excuses abuses now.
There is a reason it is popular among people like Sam Bankman Friedman.
42 minutes ago
It's a belief that you can light a match in a house filled with methane in the dark so you can escape...