in thread "How did Effective Altruism get so big?": Great discussion. I think libertarianism offers an interesting case study. Koch Brothers were willing to fund libertarianism to the tune of 100s of millions of dollars a year. They funded the cato institute, reason magazine, the republican party and so for... 3d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.3 1.3 Great discussion. I (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.3 1.3 That was not their brand. They were hard core libertarians. Milquetoast pro-business libertarianism was the republican position before kochs and it remains so. If anything, the republican party is less of a free market party now then it was before the koch... 2d ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2 That was not their b (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.2 2.2