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CarlShulman comments on A Mathematical Explanation of Why Charity Donations Shouldn't Be Diversified - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CarlShulman 20 September 2012 08:06:52PM *  8 points [-]

This post leaves no room for the standard caveats, e.g. you may want to diversify if you are not trying to maximize something like "people helped" but to express affiliation with a bunch of groups, or have a bunch of charities you can talk about if one succeeds, etc. I suggest adding a disclaimer section about the applicability of the result.