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Absolute badass. People like him, Raoul Wallenberg and Schindler put everything at risk because they understood their sacrifice had 1000x leverage on others li

Absolute badass. People like him, Raoul Wallenberg and Schindler put everything at risk because they understood their sacrifice had 1000x leverage on others lives. We should all aspire to be as courageous if the opportunity presents itself.

yboris 5y ago
The opportunity to help others at 1000x leverage is already here for all of us. The most cost-effective [0] charities are a thousand times more effective at helping people as regular charities. For example, for ~$0.5 you can cure a child of parasitic worms in their stomach. For ~$3 you can protect someone form malaria for ~4 years. You can join thousands of others who choose to give at least 10% of their income to the mot cost-effective charities they can find [1] And join the Effective Altruism movement to be involved in helping others effectively [2] [0] https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities [1] https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ [2] https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ https://www.effectivealtruism.org/
- cik 5y ago
  Also importantly, validate annually that the charity you chose is still on the list. Too many charities scale, and frankly become poor at efficiency and distribution. A shocking number of larger charities are effectively marketing, and subcontract to smaller organizations.
pjc50 5y ago
There's still an estimated eighty million refugees and displaced persons in the world: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/figures-at-a-glance.html https://www.unhcr.org/uk/figures-at-a-glance.html Every now and again, the opportunity comes by you to tick a box that determines how your country treats them, an act which can make a difference while costing you nothing and incurring no personal risk.
- hef19898 5y ago
  And it seems we didn't learn a thing.
- i_am_new_here 5y ago
  > while costing you nothing and incurring no personal risk. Read: While costing a lot and putting you at high risk. How can you say otherwise?
  - pjc50 5y ago
    Voting in most free countries is cheap and easy. Would you like to spell out what you mean?
    - i_am_new_here 5y ago
      There is a lot of free, cheap and easy things... It is not interesting to point them out. Accomodating and feeding people are among the most expensive things that exist. Refugees are very expensive for societies that take them in! Unfortunately your wishful thinking does not match reality. I know everything could be so nice, but in reality you will steal, when you have nothing/little putting those around you at risk.
      - pjc50 5y ago
        You realize this is basically arguing that Sugihara did the wrong thing?
        i_am_new_here 5y ago
        No I argue that it created costs [for him and/or others] and put him (and others) at increased risk.
        savingsPossible 5y ago
        He/She may 1) Think Sugihara was right 2) Believe that taking refugees into europe is worse on average/bad All it takes is a different reason for Sugihara to be right

yboris 5y ago

The opportunity to help others at 1000x leverage is already here for all of us. The most cost-effective [0] charities are a thousand times more effective at helping people as regular charities. For example, for ~$0.5 you can cure a child of parasitic worms in their stomach. For ~$3 you can protect someone form malaria for ~4 years. You can join thousands of others who choose to give at least 10% of their income to the mot cost-effective charities they can find [1] And join the Effective Altruism movement to be involved in helping others effectively [2] [0] https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities [1] https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ [2] https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ https://www.effectivealtruism.org/

cik 5y ago
Also importantly, validate annually that the charity you chose is still on the list. Too many charities scale, and frankly become poor at efficiency and distribution. A shocking number of larger charities are effectively marketing, and subcontract to smaller organizations.

pjc50 5y ago

There's still an estimated eighty million refugees and displaced persons in the world: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/figures-at-a-glance.html https://www.unhcr.org/uk/figures-at-a-glance.html Every now and again, the opportunity comes by you to tick a box that determines how your country treats them, an act which can make a difference while costing you nothing and incurring no personal risk.

hef19898 5y ago
And it seems we didn't learn a thing.
i_am_new_here 5y ago
> while costing you nothing and incurring no personal risk. Read: While costing a lot and putting you at high risk. How can you say otherwise?
- pjc50 5y ago
  Voting in most free countries is cheap and easy. Would you like to spell out what you mean?
  - i_am_new_here 5y ago
    There is a lot of free, cheap and easy things... It is not interesting to point them out. Accomodating and feeding people are among the most expensive things that exist. Refugees are very expensive for societies that take them in! Unfortunately your wishful thinking does not match reality. I know everything could be so nice, but in reality you will steal, when you have nothing/little putting those around you at risk.
    - pjc50 5y ago
      You realize this is basically arguing that Sugihara did the wrong thing?
      - i_am_new_here 5y ago
        No I argue that it created costs [for him and/or others] and put him (and others) at increased risk.
      - savingsPossible 5y ago
        He/She may 1) Think Sugihara was right 2) Believe that taking refugees into europe is worse on average/bad All it takes is a different reason for Sugihara to be right