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    It’s somewhat non-trivial to create a billionaire, let alone an EA variant; what other ideas do you have for improving EA?

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      The point I was trying to make was that the article isn’t really about EA not working, it’s more about billionaires claiming to donate effectively not actually doing so.

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        It’s almost as if the wealthy by and large don’t actually care about doing good or improving society!!!

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            yeah, so we agree, EA, which is predicated on the wealthy actually giving away their money, is a flawed concept as that is something the wealthy cannot be compelled to do without force

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              EA isn’t a political framework, it’s a moral framework. It tells you what a morally good action looks like. Usually that doesn’t involve compelling you to perform that action by any other means than appealing to your desire to be moral.

              It for sure is morally good to spend any extra money you have in a way that does the most good, billionaire or not. Not sure I see the flaw in that. Especially if you don’t do it instead of being an activist of systemic change, but in addition to that.

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                EA is absolutely a political framework. You’re just too lazy or smooth-brained to see it.

                Usually that doesn’t involve compelling you to perform that action by any other means than appealing to your desire to be moral.

                You… don’t know what a moral framework is.

                It for sure is morally good to spend any extra money you have in a way that does the most good, billionaire or not.

                “Duuuuuuuh it’s good to do thing that do most good duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh” <- that’s you

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                    guess I need my brain re-wrinkled

                    Nah, just wrinkled.

                    And what elements of EA makes it a political framework rather than a moral one?

                    Even if it were possible, it’s not my job to educate you.

                    saving lives through charity, not the distribution of power, resources and privilege within a society or communal framework.

                    My stars! Good job googling “political framework”! You seem to be under the impression that charities are a black box that do nothing other than save lives. Perhaps you should look into that.