private_messaging comments on Why CFAR? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 31 December 2013 08:22:21PM *  -2 points [-]

The point is that there are many people who want to spread their message on how to effectively attain your goals. Generally, the quality of message is going to positively correlate with success and thus negatively correlate with being short on money or depending on charitable contributions.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 01 January 2014 05:54:41PM *  1 point [-]

I am not sure what is your definition of "success", but why exactly should getting money through contributions be worse than getting money by any other means?

If "success" is just a black box for doing what you wanted to do, then CFAR asking for money, getting donations, and using them to teach their curricullum is, by definition, a success.

If "success" is something else, then... please be more specific.