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Sure, it is easy to invent fantastically silly uses of money. Is that what is at issue?
by emodendroket 4y ago
Sure, it is easy to invent fantastically silly uses of money. Is that what is at issue?
- ben_w 4y agoKinda, yes. It's certainly the scale of impact difference between some of the charities: Charities can be useless or actively harmful: https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/criteria/impact/failure-stories https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/criteria/im... vs. $4500/life saved: https://www.givewell.org/our-giving-funds#Top_Charities_Fund https://www.givewell.org/our-giving-funds#Top_Charities_Fund They also say why it's that high: https://www.givewell.org/impact-estimates https://www.givewell.org/impact-estimates Another example I've heard is hospitals asking people to stop skydiving to raise money for them, as the mean cost of medial care the average skydiver needs due to skydiving injuries exceeds the average money raised by skydiving.