eigenrobot's essay revisits EA's future after SBF fraud: structural critique and lessons
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-15
eigenrobot resurfaced his 2022 essay "Effective Altruism and its future" on Substack. Written after SBF's multibillion-dollar fraud destroyed public trust — SBF being EA's most visible face — the piece analyzes the structural dynamics that made the author skeptical EA could outperform incumbent charity, argues EA's pursuit of respectability invited the collapse, and offers mitigation ideas. He adds that "safety" has become hopelessly left-coded, making Eliezer's unfairness predictable and EA's capture almost inevitable.
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