I’m not sure how to say this, but if the Times calls me again, I’m going to say I don’t know you guys
Update: Wait, actually this thing is pretty good:
It opens with an approachable domestic vignette.
It voices a lot of complaints about money from Flynn’s opponents—but this is undermined when there’s two paragraphs explaining how this frustrated one millionaire’s use of crypto funds
When Flynn is mentioned, he often appears competent, compassionate and resolute, while naturally uncomfortable with the politics he is forced to navigate
The description of Effective Altruism is literally better than EA copy: “effective altruism,” maximizing the benefits of philanthropy through careful analysis and directed donations
It actually raises the topic of pandemic preparedness and mentions Flynn’s work for the Biden administration
It also mentions this EA forum post, because obviously the forum sets the agenda for the WaPo.
This piece seems like a net positive and is sort of promising. This balanced, factual piece is as good as you can expect. This is from a big paper and might help set the tone in future press.
I guess this is one of many situations in the near future where 10,000+ people are going to read about Effective Altruism for the first time. After reading this piece, if I was a talented, ambitious person, who cared about others, I think I might check out this effective altruism thing.
The problem with negative press on Flynn is that there’s just no getting around the fact Flynn actually was raised in poverty in Oregon, got into Yale on merit, then used all his new opportunities to work to help others.
People who start off as students, join effective altruism, then become billionaires, and then donate approximately 100% of their wealth to altruistic causes what they believe in, while wearing shorts and driving Corollas, probably impress people.
Ok, another piece came out today, in a little bigger venue than the WW:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/26/trailer-pandemic-planner-crypto-billionaire-bunch-angry-democrats/
I’m not sure how to say this, but if the Times calls me again, I’m going to say I don’t know you guysUpdate: Wait, actually this thing is pretty good:
It opens with an approachable domestic vignette.
It voices a lot of complaints about money from Flynn’s opponents—but this is undermined when there’s two paragraphs explaining how this frustrated one millionaire’s use of crypto funds
When Flynn is mentioned, he often appears competent, compassionate and resolute, while naturally uncomfortable with the politics he is forced to navigate
It mentions Effective Altruism with links to effectivealtruism.org and a pretty sweet Bloomberg piece on SBF[1]
The description of Effective Altruism is literally better than EA copy: “effective altruism,” maximizing the benefits of philanthropy through careful analysis and directed donations
It actually raises the topic of pandemic preparedness and mentions Flynn’s work for the Biden administration
It also mentions this EA forum post, because obviously the forum sets the agenda for the WaPo.
This piece seems like a net positive and is sort of promising. This balanced, factual piece is as good as you can expect. This is from a big paper and might help set the tone in future press.
I guess this is one of many situations in the near future where 10,000+ people are going to read about Effective Altruism for the first time. After reading this piece, if I was a talented, ambitious person, who cared about others, I think I might check out this effective altruism thing.
The problem with negative press on Flynn is that there’s just no getting around the fact Flynn actually was raised in poverty in Oregon, got into Yale on merit, then used all his new opportunities to work to help others.
People who start off as students, join effective altruism, then become billionaires, and then donate approximately 100% of their wealth to altruistic causes what they believe in, while wearing shorts and driving Corollas, probably impress people.