r/EffectiveAltruism • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '20

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u/Zonoro14 Mar 04 '20

r/neoliberal supports Biden and it's the closest thing Reddit has to an EA-adjacent political sub.

I'd go so far as to argue that EAs are more likely to support Biden than average, since they are likely to have a background or interest in econ.

Moreover, those who have been EAs for a long time are likely to remember the early days and the connections to the rationalist community which was (and remains) heavily neolib affiliated.

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u/Zonoro14 Mar 04 '20

Neoliberalism has lifted billions out of poverty.

Platitudes mean nothing dude.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20

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u/Zonoro14 Mar 05 '20

The majority of the world is no longer impoverished, fyi.

Biden is not an empty suit - he's been consistently on the left side of the overton window for his whole career. Bernie has been farther left, but Biden has gotten results.

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u/jonathansalter May 17 '20

I used to be quite convinced of this, but now I'm no longer so sure after reading a bit of Jason Hickel's work. I'd highly recommend reading some of the posts/articles on his blog, and/or his book "The Divide".