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buybuydandavis comments on The principle of ‘altruistic arbitrage’ - Less Wrong Discussion

18 Post author: RobertWiblin 09 April 2012 01:29AM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 10 April 2012 01:29:55AM 0 points [-]

there is no such positive feedback loop for altruism.

Which suggests that creating a corporation that makes money is one of the best forms of altruism around. You've created value for others, and put yourself in a position to create even more value in the future.