The Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0
Between 2011-2019, Leverage Research explored the deep psychology of Effective Altruism and Silicon Valley, then suddenly dissolved among rumors of "demons." What happened?
This story you’re about to read has quite the backstory. I originally signed a contract with New York Magazine for this project, but eventually, I chose to pull the story and publish independently on Substack. However, while I am publishing independently, this story has been fact-checked by professional magazine fact-checkers, and I stand by its veracity. Thank you to the donors who supported my work on this project, including Joanna and James Bregan, and the Survival and Flourishing Fund Speculation Grant. If you would like to help me do more independent writing, including but not limited…
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