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

10 Post author: irrational 24 September 2014 09:42PM

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Comment author: DanielLC 25 September 2014 11:08:33PM 4 points [-]

You should err in both directions. If you aren't at risk of burning out, you aren't donating enough. Even if you have a 90% chance of burning out at 10% of your income, that's better than donating less than 1%.

Comment author: ciphergoth 26 September 2014 06:22:55AM 3 points [-]

This needs a little adjustment because income goes up with age, but yes, do an expected utility calculation!