EA 'cult' debate reignites as Jesse Singal calls critics reverse-engineering their priors
mark_k · x · 2026-09-17
A viral post argues Effective Altruism is "in fact a cult," citing strange sexual culture and doomsday beliefs, while conceding EA isn't necessarily wrong. Journalist Jesse Singal counters that many people who just learned about EA and rationalism have decided it's insanely weird and are now reverse-engineering reasons to justify that belief, framing the backlash as trend-driven rather than informed.
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