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Tech billionaires embrace 'effective altruism' to justify wealth accumulation

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Tech billionaires and aspiring ones are drawn to "effective altruism" as a justification for accumulating wealth without regard for the harm caused to others. This mindset is described as solipsistic, stemming from a belief that other people are not fully real. The concept is linked to the broader trend of "enshittification" in technology. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece criticizing the motivations behind tech billionaires' embrace of effective altruism.

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Tech billionaires embrace 'effective altruism' to justify wealth accumulation

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Quoting @ pluralistic on this because it reminds me of something else. From this essay: https:// pluralistic.net/2026/05/27/unn ecessariat/ "Billionaires and wo

    Quoting @ pluralistic on this because it reminds me of something else. From this essay: https:// pluralistic.net/2026/05/27/unn ecessariat/ "Billionaires and would-be billionaires are absolute suckers for this solipsistic bullshit, because they genuinely don't think other people …

    LINKS mamot.fr/@pluralistic pluralistic.net/…/unnecessariat

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