Neotenic comments on Rationality Quotes March 2013 - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Jayson_Virissimo 02 March 2013 10:45AM

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Comment author: Stabilizer 02 March 2013 12:54:40AM 40 points [-]

You know something is important when you're willing to let someone else take the credit if that's what it takes to get it done.

-Seth Godin

Comment author: Neotenic 04 March 2013 02:45:01AM 3 points [-]

Could we use "threshold for letting someone else take credit" as a signal for altruism?

Comment author: ModusPonies 04 March 2013 07:12:50PM 5 points [-]

Seems difficult. The people sending this signal are necessarily sending it really quietly. I guess it could be a good way to evaluate someone you know well. It wouldn't work to pick an altruist out of a crowd if you're, say, looking at job applicants.