https://www.givingwhatwecan.org
https://www.effectivealtruism.org
If you're thinking about how you can contribute more than you currently are but don't want to leave a comfy FAANG job, I highly recommend reading a little about giving what we can. Disclaimer: I pledged with GWWC and am involved in some EA groups.
One idea I see expressed in Effective Altruism circles a lot is that a life overseas in some poor country is worth as much as a life here (in NYC where I live). Wondering how giving in NYC is more impactful than giving to unsexy causes like malaria nets abroad, given how expensive everything is in NYC.
I'm always skeptical of company's philanthropic arms because it's so easy to give to causes that make the company looks good instead of giving to causes based the most good you can do.
Although, I thank my direct parent for sharing that link, don't mean to come across as argumentative.
Update: I assume the majority of SBF's net worth is from FTX not Alameda, so my question is where does FTX's money come from. I assume it's from wrecking retail traders.
But I'm wary of the crypto space in general. A lot of bad faith actors.
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/Sustainability/Environmenta...
Totally False: "fake tech breakthrough called "crypto""
For a very young guy in this scene you'd expect expensive watches and cars, but instead he drives a budget car, is giving away a great majority of his wealth, and seems to truly care.
The reason he's keeping FTX open is to earn more money to give away to environmental, socioeconomic, and health organizations and research. His track record speaks for itself.
There is no way you posted that with a straight face.
FTX pushes Solana, a PoS coin, very hard. Blockchain doesn’t need to use PoW.
Solana has other issues around scalability, reliability, and decentralization, but it isn’t “planet incinerating”.
Is your stance on the environment what led you to leave the auto industry?
What.
... We'd be excited and grateful to see rigorous criticisms of our priorities and concerns.
Ok, how do we contact you about this? None of the forms here seem appropriate
I've been procrastinating investment talks due to exhaustion by the state of ethics in the space; Sam's one of the few people I think I'd want to be involved in seeding my business.
