Effective Altruism on cover of The Economist

By Ian Turner @ 2026-10-01T22:49 (+20)

This is a linkpost to https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/10/01/effective-altruism-is-this-centurys-biggest-idea

This week’s cover story in The Economist is about effective altruism. It seems to me like an attempt at a fair treatment, even if they get some things wrong.

• Effective altruism is this century’s biggest idea: The movement is admirable, but dangerous
• How effective altruism conquered the world And how the 21st century’s most important social movement might yet end it