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DanielLC comments on Open thread, Dec. 15 - Dec. 21, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanielLC 16 December 2014 07:46:53AM 1 point [-]

You get similar results by each individual giving to a different charity. As-is, there's a few charities that are far above the rest, but if everyone thought like an effective altruist, that wouldn't be the case. Consider the idea: if everyone bought the best TV then the factory that makes that model of TV would be inundated with orders.