orthonormal comments on Optimizing Fuzzies And Utilons: The Altruism Chip Jar - Less Wrong

95 Post author: orthonormal 01 January 2011 06:53PM

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Comment author: lsparrish 31 December 2010 10:29:02PM 4 points [-]

Excellent hack!

If it turns out there is a good-deed-for-the-day effect in this context, perhaps one could use another set of jars for purchasing anti-fuzzies with selfish utility. For example if you had one for payments into a cryonics annuity, you might then feel compelled to put equal or greater amounts into the charitable jars to balance it out.

Comment author: orthonormal 31 December 2010 11:03:57PM *  6 points [-]

Or better yet: books and good beer. The "selfish jar" needs to be something that pays out now or in the near-term.