Armok_GoB comments on Optimal Philanthropy for Human Beings - Less Wrong

36 Post author: lukeprog 25 July 2011 07:27AM

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 23 July 2011 12:57:00PM 1 point [-]

Is there any reason anecdotes you can just make up yourself would be less effective?

Comment author: dugancm 23 July 2011 05:56:44PM *  0 points [-]

I don't know what donating my time to SI would entail other than writing, so find it difficult to imagine in a positive frame. I may be able to get around this by training myself on the five-second level to instead mentally contrast a charity's desired future outcomes with the present (or your favorite charity's desired future outcomes, when tempted to switch) when asked, but how many others in my position will do so?