> I intend to donate (at least) 20% of my lifetime income to effective charities...

johnfn · 2026-07-11T17:30:10 1783791010

When your best counter-argument is “you donate money to charity” you have to start wondering if you’re on the bad side and not the good side.

0xDEAFBEAD · 2026-07-11T16:56:07 1783788967

"I see your objection to ad hominem arguments, and raise you a further ad hominem argument"

nadir_ishiguro · 2026-07-12T01:48:27 1783820907

His whole blog is exactly the same kind of nonsense as the article and reeks of effective altruism.

That's not an ad hominem.

0xDEAFBEAD · 2026-07-12T02:57:00 1783825020

Attacking a person instead of the substance of what they're saying is ad hominem.

HDThoreaun · 2026-07-11T16:12:53 1783786373

Imagine thinking someone donating money is evidence of something bad

nadir_ishiguro · 2026-07-12T01:48:48 1783820928

If the cause they donate to is bad, it is

jamilton · 2026-07-13T04:08:32 1783915712

What is bad about "effective charities"? It's probably mostly for malaria nets!