Defending Dario's 2009 $10k Donation: GiveDirectly Didn't Even Exist Yet
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-09
In a debate over Dario Amodei's donation decision, austinc3301 notes the criticized choice wasn't that of a philanthropic operation head, but of a 2009 grad student deciding alone how to donate $10k from his stipend — with no option to consult beneficiaries, and before large-scale cash transfer programs existed (GiveDirectly was founded three years later).
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