Overall an even-handed (even charitable) treatment of EA in the context of Sam Bankman-Fried, though the authors do not have the most flattering view of long-termism.

Will share one quote but recommend reading the short piece in full.

“Yet the high visibility of one allegedly fraudulent operator, Mr. Bankman-Fried, does not discredit the entire effective-altruism movement — the majority of whose members were infuriated when the results of FTX’s wrongdoing became evident, moved quickly to repudiate his actions, and engaged in serious reflection about the flaws in their thinking that might have led to this outcome.”

Kudos to EA forum participants - perhaps less so EA “leadership” - for openly reckoning with the implications and lessons of SBF; it clearly hasn’t gone unnoticed.

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The article describes Longtermism as: "This is an arid conception of giving that flatters the fascinations of its adherents while excusing them from facing suffering in the here and now."

Not sure what this is but flagging the link doesn’t seem to lead anywhere when I try it

Thanks, I'm not sure why that stopped working; edited with a hopefully more reliable version.

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