21 points bazzmt 7 hours ago 11 comments
cyanydeez 24 minutes ago | parent
Just a magical mental gymnastics for someone who got the message that greed is bad, but wanted to continue being greedy.
williamcotton 16 minutes ago | parent
Will MacAskill responds to our cover story on effective altruism
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/10/04/will-maca...
PunchyHamster 16 minutes ago | parent
Calling it "most important movement" is like calling national socialism "most important movement", just because it made history doesn't make it good
doctoboggan 11 minutes ago | parent
You are conflating "important" with "good", which I don't think the author was intending.
giacomoforte 11 minutes ago | parent
I do not think you can call it a social movement because it does not have any significant mass of people behind it and by its nature, never will.
EA-3167 8 minutes ago | parent
It’s another bubble that a handful of people invented for themselves to insulate them from the reality of the effect on the world. It’s one of the most genuinely pathetic “movements” I’ve ever seen.
dleslie 8 minutes ago | parent
It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents.
bawolff 1 minute ago | parent
Social movements come in all sizes. Its a bunch of people who all agree on something. That is a social movement.
doctoboggan 8 minutes ago | parent
Interesting, I wasn't aware that EA had made it into the American culture wars. There will be a ton of grist for the conspiracy mills with all the sex cults, murders, and high power democratic donations. Can't see it going well for the EA crowd, or democrats.