[GuinansEyebrows]

> But they treat those issues as if they'll work out in the wash.

there's something pathologically, virally sick about wealth accumulation's primary function being the further accumulation of wealth. for a movement rooted in "rationalism," EA seems pretty irrationally focused on excusing antisocial behavior.

[Viliam1234]

> wealth accumulation's primary function being the further accumulation of wealth

Then we are lucky that EA promotes giving more to charity as the primary function of accumulation of wealth.

> EA seems pretty irrationally focused on excusing antisocial behavior.

Is a guy getting a well-paid job at Microsoft and donating half of his salary to African charities really your best example of antisocial behavior?

[bena]

What it promotes and what happens are two different things.

“The purpose of a system is what it does.”

[GuinansEyebrows]

> Then we are lucky that EA promotes giving more to charity as the primary function of accumulation of wealth.

no, we are not lucky. EA-good-because-charity-good is a brain-pretzel way of lobbying against equitable taxation.

> Is a guy getting a well-paid job at Microsoft and donating half of his salary to African charities really your best example of antisocial behavior?

you're inventing a competitive debate regarding a hypothetical "best example of antisocial behavior". i didn't target anyone specifically with any part of my post.

[Viliam1234]

Well, I base my opinion about EA on specific people I happen to know, such as https://www.jefftk.com/news/ea , but of course that shouldn't stop anyone from making up edgy interpretations and posting them as a fact. Because what is the point of discussing actual effective altruists when imaginary villains are a much more interesting topic.