Are EA billionaire philanthropists actually effective in their 'altruism'? (spoilers: no) (bobjacobs.substack.com)

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The saying “there is no such thing as an ethical billionaire” springs to mind. Who did they, or their families fuck over, in order to garner that sort of wealth?

There’s a running joke/working theory I’ve heard that in order to become billionaire, you have to have killed someone. (The reality is almost definitely worse)

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