steven0461 comments on Heuristics and Biases in Charity - Less Wrong

21 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 02 March 2012 03:20PM

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Comment author: novalis 04 March 2012 08:24:09PM *  4 points [-]

Here on LW, we know that if you want to do the most good, you shouldn't diversify your charitable giving.

If this is so, then why is the Singularity Institute spinning off a separate rationality org? Shouldn't one of rationality or FAI be more important?

Comment author: steven0461 04 March 2012 10:16:33PM *  4 points [-]

Diminishing returns from either individual activity may be important on that scale.