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Comment author: James_Miller 20 June 2016 04:51:34PM 2 points [-]

You only fight over things that are valuable.

Comment author: Lumifer 20 June 2016 08:00:35PM 0 points [-]

Like being an alpha and curb-stomping the betas?

Comment author: James_Miller 21 June 2016 04:15:55AM -1 points [-]

The fight here is against other alphas and the prize is high status women. The curb-stomping is a signal.

Comment author: Lumifer 21 June 2016 05:42:25AM -1 points [-]

Yes, but the question is whether GiveWell should set up an arena for such games :-P

Comment author: James_Miller 21 June 2016 07:45:34AM 0 points [-]

Yes, if it can sell tickets.

Comment author: Lumifer 21 June 2016 02:24:42PM 0 points [-]

I suspect naked midget mud wrestling can sell more tickets :-)

Or you can set up fights between alphas where the prize is high-status men...

Comment author: James_Miller 21 June 2016 08:33:49PM 0 points [-]

This just might harm GiveWell's brand name.

Comment author: hairyfigment 20 June 2016 05:58:27PM 0 points [-]

Not so (or poorly defined); if you want to hurt someone, you can fight over things that would have been valuable to them if you hadn't fought.

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