EA bashing spreads: large accounts mock effective altruists as philosophically shallow
panickssery · x · 2026-09-19
The author notes that many large accounts are mocking effective altruists as "techbros with no philosophical background," dismissing arguments like astronomical waste as "pre-scholastic" and claiming true wisdom comes from reading Aristotle without taking stances. The snark is finding a large audience, signaling rising friction between AI-safety discourse and philosophical traditions.
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