Don't forget that much of the inner circle actually draws a paycheck from the organizations members are encouraged to donate to, and supposedly a fairly large one at that, and that the discussion of how much to donate is framed in terms of averting the destruction of the human race.
That and the polyamory commune are the two sketchiest things IMO, since it shows that the inner circle is materially and directly benefiting from the "altruism" / "rationality" of lower ranking members.
This is a good website, mostly good people on it, but there's also an impression that there are questionable dealings going on behind the scenes.
much of the inner circle actually draws a paycheck from the organizations members are encouraged to donate to
Would LW be improved if paid employees/consultants of those organizations were barred from membership? (I do realize there are other ways to address this concern, and I don't mean to suggest otherwise... for example, we could re-institute the moratorium on discussing those organizations, or a limited moratorium on fundraising activitiies here, or various other things. I'm just curious about your opinion about that specific solution.)
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