FormallyknownasRoko comments on $100 for the best article on efficient charity -- deadline Wednesday 1st December - Less Wrong

13 Post author: FormallyknownasRoko 24 November 2010 10:31PM

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Comment author: jsalvatier 26 November 2010 10:28:45PM 2 points [-]

I agree. I share Mass_Driver's emotional desire to diversify even though I know it's wrong.

Comment author: FormallyknownasRoko 26 November 2010 11:06:42PM *  4 points [-]

I'd probably actually diversify since it seems like a positive sum game between the egoist in me and the altruist in me. The egoist more wants actual, real status/reward, which tends to only be gained when you pick an actual winner. People don't give you any praise for anything other than actual, real successes, I find. And if the expected marginal utilities of the top 5 causes are comparable (the same to within a factor of 2), the altruist isn't actually conceding very much.