Hundreds of desperate users were writing "Confession letters" on Weibo this past week. They are urgent pleas from people who have been banned from WeChat, a service that has become an important part of life in China.
They think it was because they discussed a political protest in Beijing before the congress. Being banned from the social media platform isn't trivial. China's censorship machine works to silence dissent by blocking individuals from using digital services tied to their accounts. The full story is available to read.
There is a person who says, "Ze Yi Yang."
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The far future is more important than the present.
Effective altruism has sought to answer the question "How can those with means have the most impact on the world in a quantifiable way?" by providing clear methodologies for calculating the answer.
Money can be directed to organizations that use evidence based approaches. Its ideas of the "best" way to change the world have evolved as it has expanded from a philosophy into a movement.
It's no wonder that effective altruisms' ideas have been criticized for reflecting white Western saviorism and avoiding structural problems. As believers pour more and more money into the movement, such charges are only increasing. The full story is available to read.
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