ThrustVectoring comments on [LINK] Why I'm not on the Rationalist Masterlist - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ThrustVectoring 06 January 2014 05:14:12PM 6 points [-]

There's obviously a level of exclusivity that also hurts our problem-solving, as well. At some point a programmer in the Bay Area with $20k/yr of disposable income and 20 hours a week to spare is going to do more than a subsaharan african farmer with $200/yr of disposable income, 6 hours a week of free time, and no internet access.