Lessthan3

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"Rationalist libertarian" endorses white ethno-state, and gets highly upvoted (substack.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Lessthan3@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems
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The Effective Altruism community inherits the problems of the economics profession (bobjacobs.substack.com)
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Why did Effective Altruism abandon Open-Borders Advocacy? (bobjacobs.substack.com)
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Are EA billionaire philanthropists actually effective in their 'altruism'? (spoilers: no) (bobjacobs.substack.com)
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Is Effective Altruism Neocolonial? (bobjacobs.substack.com)
Effective Altruism’s Democracy Problem (Gone Utilitarian!) in c/sneerclub@awful.systems
[–] Lessthan3@awful.systems 0 points 1 year ago

The post pointed out that people like Carla Zoe Cremer got bullied out of the movement (women only make up only a quarter of EA). Top comment on Less Wrong responded with this banger:

Women's tears shouldn't automatically win at the marketplace of ideas.

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"Human Biodiversity" on LessWrong (reflectivealtruism.com)
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Effective Altruism’s Democracy Problem (Gone Utilitarian!) (bobjacobs.substack.com)
 

Might unilateral billionaire funding skew priorities?

Should the "epistemically humble" listen to people who disagree with them?

Might it be undemocratic to give some people many times more voting power?

Find out this week on 'Keeping up with the Effective Altruists'