It’s alarming how Vassar uses his grant-making powers to build alliances in the EA community. He initiated a grant to Peter Eckersley’s organization AOI after Peter’s death. Peter was strongly against Vassar. Vassar seemed pleased that Peter’s successor Deger Turan doesn’t have the same moral compass.
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Michael Vassar is still active in the EA community as a grant giver at SFF. He recently initiated a grant to the new president of AOI after the death of the founder Peter Eckersley, which casts a bad mark on his successor.
Peter Eckersley had a strong moral compass and stayed far away from Vassar. The new president, Deger Turan, was either clueless or careless when he sold out Peter’s legacy.