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Comment by Angostura

2 hours ago

What about if it were called 'evidence-based altruism'?

The name always ends up being an umbrella for the craziness that groups of like minded rich-beyond-your-wildest-dreams folks will turn it into.

It's practically an axiom.

How do you turn a good idea into an existential threat to humanity? Let a like-minded group of very rich people commandeer it for a short while.