beoShaffer comments on 2011 Survey Results - Less Wrong

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Comment author: beoShaffer 05 December 2011 08:04:27PM 5 points [-]

take Peter Thiel (SI's top donor) who thinks that the Seasteading Institute deserves more money than the Singularity Institute.

IIRC Peter Thiel can't give SIAI more than he currently does without causing some form of tax difficulties, and it has been implied that he would give significantly more if this were not the case.

Comment author: gwern 05 December 2011 08:25:24PM 5 points [-]

Right. I remember the fundraising appeals about this: if Thiel donates too much, SIAI begins to fail the 501c3 regs, that it "receives a substantial part of its income, directly or indirectly, from the general public or from the government. The public support must be fairly broad, not limited to a few individuals or families."