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

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Comment author: nshepperd 02 January 2011 01:35:18PM 1 point [-]

Right, but is that more effective when you spread your donations than when you concentrate them?

Well, I suppose donating to less effective causes might incentivize donors interested in those causes to start donating "at all", and might be worthwhile if they couldn't be convinced to adopt the better charity instead. Is that what you mean?