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Re:Effective altruism and the current funding situation by PragmaticPulp on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @03:57PM (#31331882)
> The poor frequently do not have printers or significant access to consistently functional digital devices.

If a group of people is so poor that they don't have access to digital devices, maybe printing out rationalist Harry Potter fan fiction shouldn't be at the top of the priority list for a charity trying to spend money to improve their lives.

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Re:Effective altruism and the current funding situation by vorpalhex on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @04:33PM (#31332306)
I think teaching rationalism with approachable and interesting materials is fine and reasonable.

I suppose we could be equally upset that Sesame street uses puppets?

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