Added above. Thanks!

> Will MacAskill ...

That guy is a scammer who participated in the Alameda / FTX scam: he was SBF's mentor and fled the ship, like a rat, before SBF was sent to jail.

So far and as long as I know the ill-acquired mansion in England by MacAskill with 15 million GBP stolen by SBF hasn't been clawed back yet (but it may: in other fraud cases funds and properties have been clawed back as much as 20 years after the fact).

And he certainly didn't hand the mansion back without being asked: for thieves don't do that.

A despicable human being.

Now I know why he's given a voice in some publications: it's for the same reason SBF was presented as the 2nd coming of Christ before his scam came to light. These people have relations and splurge (corrupt) money on a lot of people.

What's not clear is why he's given a voice on HN.

This one's interesting in claiming to be first/early to worry about pandemics (prior to COVID) and AI existential dilemma (before ChatGPT) as, kind of, stakes in the ground justification for 'the value of the effective altruism movement'. I find that interesting in that I don't see much publicity from the big EA guns supporting the recommendations given by pandemic experts around the world. Can we hear from some of us powerful members in defence of Fauci? If not, the entire movement is a fucking scam full of cowards.

Feels like shaky justification for the validity of the 'movement'. But I'm suspicious of any belief system once it gets to a group size large enough to create a full-circle-jerk. Especially if many members have enough wealth to insulate themselves against the worries of your average human.