RobinHanson comments on Boredom vs. Scope Insensitivity - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Wei_Dai 24 September 2009 11:45AM

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Comment author: RobinHanson 24 September 2009 04:49:46PM 4 points [-]

Yes, it is good to distinguish altruism and cooperation in just the way you did. Cooperation, when done well, should have a rough linearity in lives saved, while feel-good altruism usually does not.