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Great piece by @xriskology.bsky.social on how the effective altruism cult has helped destroy actual philanthropy - with dangerous and deadly results for many people in need:

Nick Beckstead, noted longtermist and "effective altruist,” just comes out and says it: "But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."

it's not obvious to me from this paragraph whether he is actually endorsing this view or just describing a view (and explaining what implications it would have), not that I need any particular convincing that longtermism in general is worth opposing

@xriskology.bsky.social has way more direct knowledge of these people than I do so asking him, but I do think this worldview is 100% borne out by their actual actions, especially in recent years.