# Thing of Things

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## [You can't join the secret inner circle of cool effective altruists](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/you-cant-join-the-secret-inner-circle)

_2026-08-11 · Ozy Brennan_

I, and a lot of other people I know, seem to believe something like this:

## [Linkpost for August](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/linkpost-for-august-466)

_2026-08-06 · Ozy Brennan_

Announcement: for the next while, I’ll be writing the Effective Altruism Newsletter!

## [Coping with shame](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/coping-with-shame)

_2026-08-04 · Ozy Brennan_

\[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)](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/donation-recommendations-for-effective-774)

_2026-07-22 · Ozy Brennan_

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](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/christians-and-effective-altruism)

_2026-07-20 · Ozy Brennan_

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](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/thing-of-things-ai-use-policy)

_2026-07-06 · Ozy Brennan_

dynomight recently wrote an article calling for bloggers to state publicly whether and how they use AI

## [Linkpost for July](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/linkpost-for-july-2c6)

_2026-07-03 · Ozy Brennan_

Effective Altruism

## [Ozy Maybe At Metagame!](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/ozy-maybe-at-metagame)

_2026-06-30 · Ozy Brennan_

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](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/ozy-in-asterisk-on-coping-with-ai)

_2026-06-24 · Ozy Brennan_

I wrote an article for Asterisk Magazine about people who believe in AI superintelligence soon, and who are chill about it.

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_2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Critically acclaimed art is also popular](https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/critically-acclaimed-art-is-also)

_2026-06-23 · Ozy Brennan_

Scott Alexander has been writing more about good taste.