Effective altruists and the techno-optimist label
A post argues that effective altruists generally support getting more out of 1960s technology but are more skeptical of new technologies.
TLDR
A post challenges a view it says is common: that effective altruists are techno-optimists with narrow exceptions for AI, internet services, smartphones and certain areas of biotech. The author instead argues that they generally support growth on the “intensive margin”—getting more out of 1960s technology—while being more skeptical of new technologies.
Effective altruists and the techno-optimist label
A post argues that effective altruists generally support getting more out of 1960s technology but are more skeptical of new technologies.