paper-machine comments on Why We Can't Take Expected Value Estimates Literally (Even When They're Unbiased) - Less Wrong

75 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 18 August 2011 11:34PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 18 August 2011 11:18:03PM 0 points [-]

Give to GiveWell if you want to be sure your donation is not wasted

Actually, they advocate that you should give to charities that both score highly on their metrics and pursue some goal that you yourself find worthy.

Comment author: multifoliaterose 18 August 2011 11:46:48PM 1 point [-]