EA Founder: When Effective Altruism Stops Being Weird, It Dies

Effective Ventures founder Ben Todd pushes back against media narratives that EA drifted from bednet charity into weirdness, arguing its core purpose is finding neglected ways to do good. He contends that if EA ever stops seeming weird, it will be dead.

2026-10-02 ~ 2026-10-02 · 3 related posts

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