jobe_smith comments on What is the most anti-altruistic way to spend a million dollars? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jobe_smith 25 March 2014 01:41:16PM 5 points [-]

Another idea: One of the great anti-utilitarian movements of our time has been the anti-vaccine movement. In that vain, how about setting up an anti-bed net advocacy group to argue that the children of Africa are being poisoned by chemical laden bed nets, and a charity that will collect and dispose of bed nets that are currently in use in Africa. I'm sure there must be a celebrity that would endorse such a charity. Snookie hasn't been doing much lately!

Comment author: Punoxysm 25 March 2014 03:54:27PM 1 point [-]

I love/hate this one. The anti-vaccine movement combines pseudoscientific drivel with public harm. Could a $1 million anti-net organization reverse far more than $1 million of the Gate's foundations resources in this top effective altruism area?

But I don't know if there's fertile ground for such a concept. Is there any nascent suspicion and skepticism or nets the way there is for vaccines?

A very strong contender for the crown!