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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, Dec. 22 - Dec. 28, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 28 December 2014 01:57:37PM 1 point [-]

The general Effective Altruism idea is that you shouldn't go for a very tiny chance of influencing a major cause. Instead on focusing on causes you should seek for opportunities that are effective at producing change.