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by Kevin_S 962 days ago
I disagree with this - traditional philanthropy does ignore systematic/societal problems, for many reasons it is simply unable to.

EA tries to look at the bigger picture of effectiveness, and many within EA do believe that political solutions are a good use of resources. For example, many of the new charities created by Charity Entrepreneurship spend their time lobbying governments. Relative to traditional philanthropy, I think EA has a real shot at the systemic changes necessary to make real change.