It’s true that political action is a necessary step towards achieving meaningful, lasting change. However, the dichotomy between political action and philanthropy is a false one. Both play an important role in improving the world, and they can be mutually beneficial.
This (and the infographic that follows) seem quite contradictory to me—first stating it is a false dichotomy but then reinforcing that false dichotomy but describing the two as distinct components that can be complementary.
The article then later focuses on what seems the stronger evidence of the false dichotomy claim—showing how lots of giving opportunities EAs focus on are very political, i.e. that the critique does not really apply, when you decide for high-impact charity you might very well decide to focus on high-impact charity working on systemic change.
This (and the infographic that follows) seem quite contradictory to me—first stating it is a false dichotomy but then reinforcing that false dichotomy but describing the two as distinct components that can be complementary.
The article then later focuses on what seems the stronger evidence of the false dichotomy claim—showing how lots of giving opportunities EAs focus on are very political, i.e. that the critique does not really apply, when you decide for high-impact charity you might very well decide to focus on high-impact charity working on systemic change.