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Effective Altruists donate to charities which save lives, etc. They help people to choose effective charities using evidence-based approach, e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveWell

But that doesn't get into the news. Saving people is boring. Killing people? That gets the clicks.

Suppose you have 1000 people in the movement. 998 well-adjusted people. 1 is a crook who uses movement as a shield. 1 is insane freak.

Of course, you'll hear about the crook and the freak. Well-adjusted people are not newsworthy.



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