The idea that effective altruism has attracted particularly bad actors only seems to be the case because effective altruism is still new enough to be newsworthy.
For example, the most prominent scandal in the U.S. right now is the Epstein saga. A massive scandal that likely involves the President, a former President, one of the richest men in the world, and a member of the UK royal family.
And in a nutshell, Eostein’s job and source of power was his role as a philanthropist.
No one is using that example to say that regular philanthropy and charity has something wrong with it (even though there are a lot of issues with it…).
For example, the most prominent scandal in the U.S. right now is the Epstein saga. A massive scandal that likely involves the President, a former President, one of the richest men in the world, and a member of the UK royal family.
And in a nutshell, Eostein’s job and source of power was his role as a philanthropist.
No one is using that example to say that regular philanthropy and charity has something wrong with it (even though there are a lot of issues with it…).