Qiaochu_Yuan comments on 2012 Winter Fundraiser for the Singularity Institute - Less Wrong

31 Post author: lukeprog 06 December 2012 10:41PM

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Comment author: drethelin 01 January 2013 10:31:40PM 1 point [-]

How encouraging is it to people to see comments saying people donated? To me it just seems like kinda self aggrandizing karma whoring. Have you read this thread and been influenced to donate or to donate more?

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 10 January 2013 02:26:38AM *  6 points [-]

I was influenced both to donate and to donate more. Social proof is very powerful. I also would not have posted if I didn't think it would encourage people to donate or donate more.