wedrifid comments on So you say you're an altruist... - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Beckstead 18 September 2011 12:35:25AM 2 points [-]

What is your p that I can't find a charity that (1) gives money to people in Africa and (2) the majority of the donated funds doesn't go to warlords? How about this one: http://givedirectly.org/?

Comment author: wedrifid 18 September 2011 04:27:16AM *  1 point [-]

The p that is more relevant is that of a charity that (1) will be giving money to people in Africa in the counterfactual in which the 10% donations are done by all the wealthy people and (2) the majority of the donated funds doesn't go to warlords. The more money that is floating around the harder it is to avoid corruption. Incentives.