blashimov comments on Open Thread, October 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 19 October 2012 11:27:31AM 1 point [-]

Decision theory and selfish donating

Suppose an author I like says she'll write a new work if she gets enough donations. Under CDT, it's clear to me that it can't make sense for me to donate - my donation can't increase the probability of me reading the book enough to pay for the cost, and there are much more efficient ways for me to give altruistically. What do other decision theories have to say about this?

Comment author: blashimov 19 October 2012 05:39:53PM 3 points [-]

Apologies if sidetracking a hypothetical into the real world: kickstarter attempts to solve this problem.