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   Radical Edward :hackers_town: (radicaledward@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 13:07:35 JST Radical Edward :hackers_town:

   "Effective Altruists Want to Engineer People to Sleep Less So They Can Work More"

   Starting to think these effective altruists aren't actually trying to help other people.

   https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bd33/effective-altruists-want-to-engineer-people-to-sleep-less-so-they-can-work-more

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     Geoff Wozniak (geoffwozniak@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 13:07:36 JST Geoff Wozniak

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     • nomad :verified_pride:

     @nomad @RadicalEdward It isn't, but it is rationalized.

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     nomad :verified_pride: (nomad@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 13:07:37 JST nomad :verified_pride:

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     • Geoff Wozniak

     @GeoffWozniak @RadicalEdward that doesn't sound very rational to me.

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     Geoff Wozniak (geoffwozniak@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 13:07:38 JST Geoff Wozniak

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     @RadicalEdward Prioritizing people that don't exist and may not exist is bad enough, but assuming those people will be transhumanist is a surefire sign these people are not to be trusted.

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     Geoff Wozniak (geoffwozniak@hackers.town)'s status on Friday, 05-May-2023 13:07:39 JST Geoff Wozniak

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     @RadicalEdward I think they a cult of rationalists and are mostly terrible people.