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gjm comments on Intentional Insights and the Effective Altruism Movement – Q & A - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: gjm 19 January 2016 07:31:23PM 0 points [-]

you should recognize that there is a point of view [...]

So recognized. (And, as it happens, already known.)

the usual bias mechanisms will push you towards believing that aid really helps

Some will. Some will push the other way. (I don't know about you, but I like having money, and anything that has the consequence that the best thing for the world happens to involve me having more money is going to get at least a bit of a boost from that. I don't think I'm unusual in this respect.)

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