Stuart_Armstrong comments on Shut Up and Divide? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 12 February 2010 03:45:25PM 1 point [-]

Let's look at it this way: if I had cash to hand, and was given the option: pay X to solve this particular salient injustice, then I'd be less inclined to do it than before.

On the other hand, if I was given the option: pay X to solve this particular class of injustices, then I'd be more inclined to do it than before.

Emotional involvement follows a similar trend.