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Who is doing the most good in the world, and how?
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The effective altruists try to do the most good with each dollar by focusing on the cause where the most lives per $ can be saved. Believe malaria seems to be a favorite cause there.
Somebody will know more than me on this and I’m sure there’s some controversy too.
Nah, it's a scam if you look into it. They spend it all on "AI Safety" and "Existential Risk" bullshit.
It's a shame as the general concept is cool with microloans and crowd-funding, etc. but it's really been taken over by that crowd.
Yeah tech and finance people started getting just absolutely wrecked on their own farts and run that whole scene