‘Alternative Protein’ Nonprofits Should Return Donations To FTX

Why is the Good Food Institute holding on to tainted money from disgraced “effective altruism” philanthropist Sam Bankman-Fried?

The recent downfall of Silicon Valley darling Sam Bankman Fried, along with the financial collapse of his crypto exchange company FTX, is shining a light of the disgraced founder’s philanthropic activity while raising ethical questions about the recipients of his tainted donations.

Bankman-Fried was a proponent of “effective altruism”, a little-known, pseudo philosophy similar to utilitarianism that has taken hold of a significant portion of the vegan / animal welfare / “alt protein” world in recent years.

For example, the Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy says it’s committed to the principles of effective altruism, which seems rather self-serving; after all, who is for ineffective vegan advocacy? You can also find, “The Strongest Argument for Veganism” according to the Effective Altruism Foundation, as if these ideas were just discovered.

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