juliawise comments on What Is Optimal Philanthropy? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 July 2012 12:46:48PM 1 point [-]

Is there any discussion of lines of work which tend to make people's lives better, while not formally being philanthropic? For example, there might be money to be made in making sanitation in hospitals easier and cheaper.

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.