NancyLebovitz comments on Peter Singer and Tyler Cowen transcript - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 06 April 2012 02:07:54PM 7 points [-]

Thank you for doing the transcript.

In re making people more cooperative: If people in general were more cooperative, I doubt things would be so bad in Haiti.

What happens when a significant proportion of people are more cooperative, and a significant proportion aren't?

Comment author: gwern 07 April 2012 02:15:41PM 1 point [-]

http://lesswrong.com/lw/7e1/rationality_quotes_september_2011/4r01 Note one of the papers is by Cowen, it's good reading.