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That’s a rather cynical view of it, and I note you haven’t included the first bit of the sentence.

> “is a senior writer at Future Perfect, Vox’s effective altruism-inspired section on the world’s biggest challenges”

The point of the project/section is - in a very quick summary - to come at an issue presenting to an audience that cares about it and is looking for answers or ways to improve their lives.

This is a piece of journalism - a good jumping off point. My point is that I come to HN for comments and discussions on topics and issues like AI, hoping to hear from real experts on things on the big technology issues, etc.

I wish there was more of that - playing the ball - and less playing the writer.



Yeah, including "effective altruism" in the quote actually makes it much worse.




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