Mestroyer comments on Really Extreme Altruism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AnnaSalamon 04 May 2011 06:23:41AM 10 points [-]

One thing to note is that the man would probably harm, not help, his chosen charity (in expectation).

If it was thought that the charity had encouraged the "really extreme altruism", or if it was simply thought that the charity was the sort of thing that fanatics like that liked, the charity would have serious problems attracting others' work or donations, since most people fear fanatical and suicidal mental states. It would need to refuse the money, and refusing the money wouldn't be enough to prevent serious damage.

Comment author: Mestroyer 26 June 2012 03:31:15PM 0 points [-]

You could just split the money among a whole bunch of different charities. That way no one in particular is shamed by the news stories that result.