How good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creedTech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. This year alone he had, according to the Economist, funneled more than US$130 million into the movement via the FTX Future Fund, a non-profit organization that provides grants to projects aiming to secure humanity’s long-term future. Photo: ReutersThis strange convergence of a philosophy of philanthropic giving with a concern about existential risk to humanity’s future is intriguing. At one level, it could just be conscience-salving ethics-washing: making one feel good while earning colossal amounts of money financing the burning of the planet. Instead they want to be involved in some way and to see their money getting results and making a measurable impact.

Source: Taipei Times December 05, 2022 22:00 UTC