You can't join the secret inner circle of cool effective altruists
I, and a lot of other people I know, seem to believe something like this:
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Linkpost for August
Announcement: for the next while, I’ll be writing the Effective Altruism Newsletter!
Coping with shame
[Mod note: comments on this post about how I’m a good person who should feel better about myself will be deleted.
Donation recommendations for effective altruists (July 2026)
My recommendation for donors who are American citizens or permanent residents is that they donate directly to high-value political candidates.
Christians and effective altruism
I. As with the last time I reviewed an effective altruism book, I am using All The Lives You Can Change as a spur to write a barely related essay.
Thing of Things AI use policy
dynomight recently wrote an article calling for bloggers to state publicly whether and how they use AI
Linkpost for July
Effective Altruism
Ozy Maybe At Metagame!
You should come to Metagame, the gaming conference in Berkeley, which runs from November 6 through 8.
Ozy in Asterisk on coping with AI doom
I wrote an article for Asterisk Magazine about people who believe in AI superintelligence soon, and who are chill about it.
Critically acclaimed art is also popular
Scott Alexander has been writing more about good taste.