I mean I really don't get what they're about. Most of what I know about these guys seems to revolve around shuffling money around so it's not clear to me what exactly is effective or altruistic about what they're doing.
Isn't the whole point that they work for mega-corps and then donate all the money instead of actually doing anything directly? I am pretty sure I read about this somewhere. I don't think effective altruists are the type to actually do anything other than go along with the status quo.
He's said repeatedly that he doesn't care about money so what exactly is the point of these articles? The dude's stated goal is to make sure humanity survives and becomes a multi-planetary species which means that anyone with that plan could care less about monetary wealth other than as a means to an end.