@DistractedAnna my issues are more w the SF weird culty EA orgs & group homes & events than the actual concept of spreadsheet altruism... tho also imo went astray with long-termism - should've kept the basic bednet / dewormer empirical charities separate from speculative xrisk stuff.
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Reply · Dec 12, 2022@NathanpmYoung @ESYudkowsky Spreadsheet altruism is way better, removes the pressure to be dewy-eyed and earnest with a full schedule of one-on-one…Reply · Dec 17, 2023@IterIntellectus as i said, it's not altruism, it's when you can no longer see a difference between themReply · Aug 12, 2022@TetraspaceWest selective altruism- you only give to one group to avoid big fundraising elective altruism- giving to non-essential groups because you…Reply · Feb 6, 2025@maxsucksballs EA in practice != EA in theory; in practice it's a bunch of incestuous orgs which fund a mix of global poverty and ai doom charities…