in thread "How did Effective Altruism get so big?": While, I agree that the funding environment and the level of organizational sophistication behind EA is genuinely excellent and really off the charts for any advocacy group or ecosystem, I don't think that people in the thread are thinking deeply enough ab... 3d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.2 4.2 While, I agree that (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.2 4.2 Compare this to the modern right. Not only does the right have no ruling ideology, instead being comprised of a constant mass of rival factions either in uneasy coexistence or outright civil war, but every expression of American right-wing ideology is dire... 3d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.8 3.8 Compare this to the (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.8 3.8 I agree that EA is definitely "a mutation of the already-existing ruling ideology," like DSA. But I think the difference between DSA and EA is illustrative: DSA is a largely incompetent, fragmented organization that, despite massive membership and politica... 3d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.7 3.7 I agree that EA is d (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.7 3.7