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My understanding is that EA is a liberal framework developed out of wealthy silicon valley dorks who feel like they want to use their wealth for good somehow.
I wouldn't sweat it and just join up with a local org and do what you can.
but Peter Singer
The same Peter Singer that said that if you're elderly and have dementia you should euthanize them, yet when his own mother had Alzheimer's he spent money on her healthcare? Or the same Peter Singer that argued that it's pretty much ok to rape disabled people? Fuck Peter Singer, his whole philosophy is whack and he doesn't even stick to it himself.
There's way too much techbro cult baggage, billionaire worship, futurological magical thinking, and crypto grifting attached to the label "effective altruist" to take seriously anymore. Just heed the best advice you can find about how to be altruistic and abandon the entire rot of the previous label.
https://newrepublic.com/article/168991/ftx-effective-altruism-bankman-fried-climate
Give what you can. Nobody would blame you for devoting yourself less due to a physical disability, so don't be too hard on yourself for your adhd.
It's more effective to give to socialist orgs that are working on systemic change than charity orgs, since systemic change will reduce the need for charity
I'm not even talking about socialism. I'm talking about small reforms that make a big difference. Like the rent reduction some new Yorkers saw this year, or Massachusetts' recent family medical leave law, or the recent upsurge in union activity.
Honestly with that attitude, I recommend you look into propaganda of the deed. You'd be just as effective!
Reconnect with your community
you can't just say this like the terminally online people here have any idea what that means in practice or know how to talk to the general public
I assume some people here have at least carried a conversation.
