juliawise comments on What Is Optimal Philanthropy? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: juliawise 13 July 2012 03:45:57PM *  1 point [-]

Certainly lots of people are trying for obvious ways to help lots of people - e.g. a cure for cancer. But it's a good point that there may be unsexy areas, like sanitation, with lower-hanging fruit.