Mass_Driver 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: Mass_Driver 28 November 2010 09:24:29AM 0 points [-]

It's good thinking, but this particular egoist primarily likes to think that he's being useful on lots of apparently important problems. He can't be bribed with ordinary status symbols like fancy watches. Is there a way to spend money to trick yourself into thinking you're useful? None immediately springs to mind, but I guess there might be one or two.

Comment author: FormallyknownasRoko 28 November 2010 11:13:13AM 1 point [-]

you could spend 90% of the money on cause1 and split the remaining 10% between the rest

Comment author: Mass_Driver 28 November 2010 06:44:50PM 1 point [-]

Thank you.