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Has this ever happened, ever? On the scale of 50% of a very large sum? Altruism is a kind of positive irrationality; the more stake-holders are involved, the m
by lukifer 15y ago
Has this ever happened, ever? On the scale of 50% of a very large sum?
Altruism is a kind of positive irrationality; the more stake-holders are involved, the more exponentially unlikely such irrationality becomes.
- netrus 15y agoI don't see how altruism is more irrational than luxory consumption. Doing charity will make you happy and fulfilled - quite a smart move to do so ;) (yes, I know that charity != altruism. But this is a very theoretical discussion)
- lukifer 15y agoI mean "rational" in terms of being able to justify it to others, and have it be rational to them too. I can convince the board why a moderate donation to Charity X is good PR, or why funding Product Y is a sound investment. It's much harder to justify why the company should give away half its profit with no direct return.