> On the other hand, whenever a Black person is successful, it's okay to mention that in the headline.
But I agree it's a bit off. For example it's OK for the NYT to mention that SBF is a genius and that he's an effective altruist in headlines as long as his ponzi is not exposed, but as soon as it's exposed, suddenly no mention of "effective altruism" (despite several people from that movement personally and illegally benefiting from "donations" from SBF [1]) nor any mention of "genius" anymore.
We're kind of used to headlines working that way.
[1] even years and maybe even decades later there's hope some of these funds shall be clawed back from these people though (people who suddenly now have a very low profile)
Without clicking your link, I'm guessing it was either a friendship program of the chinese government (one of the more altruistic governments, even among governments), or possibly a UN program (the UN is sometimes called the "united altruists") which simultaneously eradicated it worldwide. Was I close?
> It's so odd how angry people get when someone tries to help others.
That's an odd description, given that the anger is because "effective altruism" is seen as neither effective at helping others nor honest about altruistic motives.
Despite manifold evidence that they are. See the sbf case. They get implicated for being recipients of donations from a fraudster. That's not a serious demonstration that they aren't altruistic and don't care about helping others.
But I agree it's a bit off. For example it's OK for the NYT to mention that SBF is a genius and that he's an effective altruist in headlines as long as his ponzi is not exposed, but as soon as it's exposed, suddenly no mention of "effective altruism" (despite several people from that movement personally and illegally benefiting from "donations" from SBF [1]) nor any mention of "genius" anymore.
We're kind of used to headlines working that way.
[1] even years and maybe even decades later there's hope some of these funds shall be clawed back from these people though (people who suddenly now have a very low profile)