JaySwartz comments on Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, and Meta-Charity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JaySwartz 20 November 2012 01:28:19AM -2 points [-]

I am compelled to point to a fundamental supply chain issue; intermediary drag. Simply stated, the greater the number of steps, the greater the overhead expense. While aggregators have some advantage on the purchasing side, they are an added expense on the distribution side in the vast majority of cases. If they enable some form of extended access, intermediaries may have a value, but the limited nature of charitable donations would make intermediaries an unlikely advantage.