DSimon comments on Building rationalist communities: lessons from the Latter-day Saints - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DSimon 10 May 2011 03:08:16PM 1 point [-]

It's described that everybody works, nobody is paid. I'm sure that's convenient for the Mormon church as an organization, but why are the rank and file members of the organization so willing to pay this price?

Well, I do volunteer work myself, so unpaid work is certainly not a phenomenon unique to Mormonism or religion. Perhaps a more detailed look at volunteerism's motivations and psychology is in order?