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.
bawolff 3 minutes ago [-]
Social movements come in all sizes. Its a bunch of people who all agree on something. That is a social movement.
dleslie 9 minutes ago [-]
It is a social movement of note and importance because of the power wielded by its adherents.
EA-3167 10 minutes ago [-]
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.
williamcotton 18 minutes ago [-]
Will MacAskill responds to our cover story on effective altruism
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.
cyanydeez 25 minutes ago [-]
Just a magical mental gymnastics for someone who got the message that greed is bad, but wanted to continue being greedy.
SpicyLemonZest 41 seconds ago [-]
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karim79 19 minutes ago [-]
The title alone is comical. "Here are ten reasons to continue to be greedy...".
seu 21 minutes ago [-]
probably the best description of EA that I've read so far.
PunchyHamster 17 minutes ago [-]
Calling it "most important movement" is like calling national socialism "most important movement", just because it made history doesn't make it good
doctoboggan 12 minutes ago [-]
You are conflating "important" with "good", which I don't think the author was intending.
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