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TheOtherDave comments on Research is polygamous! The importance of what you do needn't be proportional to your awesomeness - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 28 May 2013 04:56:00AM 3 points [-]

There's lots of ways to help. For example, if I wanted to help you work on an important problem and you were so much smarter (or otherwise more competent) than I that I could never contribute any useful assistance to that project, I could instead offer to pay your rent or do your laundry or cook your meals or otherwise perform tasks better-suited to my comparatively limited skills, thereby freeing up your intellect to work full-time on the problem.

Comment author: Cyan 28 May 2013 05:45:11AM 0 points [-]

Or, in other words, comparative advantage for the win!