Cyan comments on Shut Up and Divide? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Cyan 11 February 2010 05:04:29PM 1 point [-]

Charity doesn't change the nature of the dysfunctional and destructive.

I think this is where your argument goes off the rails. Sometimes, possibly even most of the time, it's true, but I doubt it's always true. For example, I have a hard time seeing how it is true of GiveWell's four top-rated charities. The implication is that before giving to charity, one should assess whether the money will be put to good use; I doubt that sentiment is controversial around here.