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Modern masonic groups don't really have any rationalist ideals anymore. It's largely a social/charitable fraternity for older men. Most of the charitable work affects the local community and can't be considered effective altruism.
Interesting. Do you speak from personal experience or is that some general trend that you know of?
It's not a new thing. People interested in the occult became heavily involved in Masonry in the 19th Century. When the interest in the occult waned in later years it became more of a businessman's fraternity for networking/socializing. Masonry isn't even very useful for networking in most places because so many of the members are above retirement age.