Sewing-Machine comments on Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others... - Less Wrong

130 Post author: Yvain 24 December 2010 09:26PM

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Comment author: gwern 12 June 2012 02:37:06AM 3 points [-]

Well, think of it this way: What would an economy look like, if everyone in it obeyed the maxims of Peter Singer?

They would donate up until the point of diminishing marginal returns as determined by experts in the relevant fields and then spend on themselves.

Seems like a pretty good world.

Comment author: [deleted] 12 June 2012 05:35:28PM 1 point [-]

It seems like a world in which most resources are controlled by "experts in relevant fields." When I consider this possible world should I imagine it with the experts we have now, or with more idealized experts?

Comment author: gwern 12 June 2012 05:58:42PM 0 points [-]

How about the existing experts that the existing Singer recommends in his existing books, and not some straw Singer as pnrjulius seems to be thinking of?

Comment author: [deleted] 12 June 2012 08:59:46PM *  1 point [-]

Singer wants us to donate to these organizations. Seemingly, he wants us to donate a lot, but not so much as he personally gives.

I don't know what Straw Singer wants us to do.