I did not claim that recycling the metal would have not be a benefit to Alicorn's values, just that her current use of the time saved might have a larger benefit.
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Did you mean: I did not claim that recycling the metal would have not be a benefit?[1]
My point is that User:Alicorn is not currently pursuing these other pro-earth strategies, so unless those are really being forgone via spending more effort to recycle metal, then User:Alicorn should spend more effort to recycle metal. If User:Alicorn wishes to do something even more efficient at preserving the stock of unentropized metal on earth, then User:Alicorn should do that instead. But I estimate based on the datapoints given here that most of User:Alicorn's time is completely wasted in this regard.
[1] Generated from auto-Google module I recently installed.
On Saturday, New Haven residents, people who live in other nearby assorted Havens, and anybody else who would like to trek out here are welcomed to a Less Wrong meetup in thomblake's and my home at noon(ish). The address is thus:
173 Russo Ave Unit 406
East Haven, CT 06513
I will make food; if you plan to come and wish to submit food-related requests, say so.