It is true that there were EAs before the conception of "longtermism" that were relatively mundane and actually helping humanity, and not part of a death cult. But those have been shunned from the EA movement for a while now.
"shunned" in particular is a really strong word, e.g, global health and biosecurity are two of the named categories at the most central EA events:
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global/events/ea-global...