JonahSinick comments on Some reservations about Singer's child-in-the-pond argument - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JonahSinick 20 June 2013 08:04:39PM 5 points [-]

Even if you would save the child at a price of $2000, it's still important to have a representative hypothetical in mind rather than using Singer's child in a pond scenario, in order to be well calibrated with respect to the value of donating to alleviate poverty relative to other altruistic activities.