altruist

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Testimony at his trial suggested that his image as an altruist was at least partially a sham.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

He brought on Gary Wang, an old friend from math camp, and later Ellison, a fellow effective altruist from Jane Street.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2023

Ellison said that Bankman-Fried, a self-described effective altruist who purportedly wanted to make the world better by making tons of money, used that angle to justify their crimes together.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023

The four housemates sat on the board of the FTX Future Fund, an effective altruist group that Mr. Bankman-Fried financed with his crypto fortune.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The itching mock-modesty of the intellectual altruist, ashamed to commit himself to the personal note, is not an indication of a great nature.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper