Effective altruism can be well modeled by cynically thinking of it as just another social movement, in the sense that those a part of it are mainly jockeying for in-group status, and making costly demonstrations to their in-group & friends that they care about other sentiences more than others in the in-group. Its just that EA has more cerebral standards than others.
Effective altruism can be well modeled by cynically thinking of it as just another social movement, in the sense that those a part of it are mainly jockeying for in-group status, and making costly demonstrations to their in-group & friends that they care about other sentiences more than others in the in-group. Its just that EA has more cerebral standards than others.