nerzhin comments on Sayeth the Girl - Less Wrong

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Comment author: nerzhin 20 July 2009 06:09:02PM 5 points [-]

Since a large fraction of the young men who have many of the other qualifications for existential-risks activism [...] do not currently have the knowledge necessary to obtain reliable access to sex [...], I have a strong interest in trying to convey knowledge about it to them

You may think this is a great contribution you can make, but it's probably simpler and more effective to donate money.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 20 July 2009 09:33:09PM 3 points [-]

Since a large fraction of the young men who have many of the other qualifications for existential-risks activism [...] do not currently have the knowledge necessary to obtain reliable access to sex [...], I have a strong interest in trying to convey knowledge about it to them

You may think this is a great contribution you can make, but it's probably simpler and more effective to donate money.

OK, nerzhin, I'll bite: donate money to whom?

Comment author: nerzhin 20 July 2009 10:00:38PM 5 points [-]

If your goal is to deal with existential risks, maybe the Lifeboat Foundation or, of course, the Singularity Institute. It just seems to me that handing out sex advice to potential existential-risk activists is a pretty indirect way to help.

Of course, I'm not helping either, so I should probably just be quiet.

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