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Is Effective Altruism to Blame for Sam Bankman-Fried?

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SBF’s crypto schemes were allegedly inspired by his desire to “do the most good” for humanity.

Sam Bankman-Fried wearing a t-shirt with the Effective Altruism movement’s official symbol. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: FTX/Handout via REUTERS Ten years ago, William MacAskill came to MIT in search of converts. The Scottish philosopher was already one of the world’s most prominent proponents of “ effective altruism ” (or “EA”), a social movement dedicated to ​​”using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible.” In 2012, MacAskill believed that many idealistic young people had misconceptions about how they could best improve the world. Specificall

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