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G0W51 comments on Should we go all in on existential risk? - Considering Effective Altruism - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: G0W51 19 May 2015 09:36:28PM 1 point [-]

Given that you are only one individual, the increase in the chance of a p-sing for each unit of money you give is roughly linear, so diminishing marginal returns shouldn't be an issue.