[tptacek]

In almost any religion, there are true believers and cynical exploiters. An important question to ask is, who are the "leaders" (formally or informally) of the movement? There's no doubt that thousands of "EA" people really do donate sacrificially for the greater good. But if the movement directing those donations is run by operators or delusive narcissists, that makes the movement worse.

(It says nothing about the believers sacrificing for the greater good; that's a moral good in and of itself).