DanielLC comments on What's the right way to think about how much to give to charity? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 27 September 2014 03:38:27PM 2 points [-]

That is sort of what I meant by it being the "logical thing". I don't expect many people to actually manage it. You have to work around your emotions. But it's still a useful first approximation for what you should be doing.

Comment author: Lumifer 29 September 2014 06:56:20PM 1 point [-]

[Jodika] I probably ought to persuade my parents to give the help they give me with the rent to effective charities, borrow a bunch of money and give that to effective charities, then give the money I spend on my meds to effective charities until I basically kill myself.

[DanielLC] it's still a useful first approximation for what you should be doing.

Really?

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