Source: Effective Altruism has Five Serious Flaws – Avoid It – Be a DIY Philanthropist Instead
“you’re sending out the message that… giving well is very difficult to do, too difficult for one person or a small group to do, so what you should do, really, is check in with our friends the evaluators, who will tell you who to give your money to.
This approach that EA is taking, is centralizing power, and disempowering individuals.
That is my main gripe with EA.”