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Comment author: steven0461 12 December 2010 06:39:25PM *  1 point [-]

Establishing a norm of giving away prizes creates very bad incentives and will tend to decrease the degree to which prizes actually motivate people in the future

On the other hand, it decreases the degree to which prizes are spent on ice-cream or movie tickets rather than charity. Evaluating a course of action means weighing the upsides against the downsides, not just listing a downside.

Comment author: FormallyknownasRoko 12 December 2010 07:10:11PM 1 point [-]

Yes but in reality the amounts concerned are good value for what they get.

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