Part 3 on the Need to Make Foundations Transparent| www.thefirebreak.org
I apply the results of our previous discussion to analyze a common mistake in the valuation of existential risk reduction, focusing on a recent paper by Piers Millett and Andrew Snyder-Beattie.| Reflective altruism
At times, effective altruists show strong regard for scientific, scholarly and journalistic authority. But sometimes they do not.| Reflective altruism
Barbara Fried's die-hard determinist utilitarianism ultimately fueled Sam Bankman-Fried's Effective Altruism - and his crimes.| davidzmorris.substack.com
EA leaders said they were deceived by the disgraced billionaire. But the red flags around Bankman-Fried were well known| TIME
Foundations for Activism Part 3: How foundations can hide theft| www.thefirebreak.org
Sometimes people will say that their politics are based on “common decency” or “treating others well.” Most intelligent observers I imagine roll their eyes at this kind of talk. If you describe your politics or philosophy in a way no one would disagree with, you’re not really saying anything substantive.| www.richardhanania.com