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		henryaj on Nov 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delus... > blowing right past its (IMO) more grounded and useful focus on improving conditions for presently-existing life Longtermism is one strand of the movement - still many millions of dollars get donated to global health and animal welfare.

sanderjd on Nov 3, 2023 [–]

Yes, but to me it seems like that strand has sucked up most of the air in recent years, and (again, IMO) made the movement significantly less, well, effective.

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