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Longtermism's Philosophical Credibility After FTX - Footnote 35

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Last checked: 4/3/2026

unsupported: The source does not contain the direct quote attributed to Bankman-Fried about his utilitarianism. unsupported: The source does not mention that the FTX Future Fund was explicitly organized around longtermist grant priorities. minor_issues: The source states that by 2022, 40% of effective altruism's funding was directed towards longtermist causes, not specifically EA's funding.

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www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2023/11/sam-bankman-fried-crypto-king-effective-altruism(1 check)

contradicted60%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026

Found: By his own account, he was "a total, act, hedonistic/one level (as opposed to high and low pleasure), classical (as opposed to negative) utilitarian." The <EntityLink id="ftx-future-fund">FTX Future F…

Note: unsupported: The source does not contain the direct quote attributed to Bankman-Fried about his utilitarianism. unsupported: The source does not mention that the FTX Future Fund was explicitly organized around longtermist grant priorities. minor_issues: The source states that by 2022, 40% of effective altruism's funding was directed towards longtermist causes, not specifically EA's funding.

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