@mhanson101 oh, i agree. i'm not at all persuaded by his arguments, if they are that, about effective altruism. he just takes for granted that there is no real critique and all that matters is a kind of meta argument about how these ideas and the sociology of who embraces or criticizes them effect people's perceptions of their own status.

( i've written a bit about EA interfluidity.com/v2/9660.html )