@ozymandias314 if their stated mission is a worse thing, they should change it to the best thing
@Meaningness portfolio diversification theory i think is about avoiding risk, which isn't a concern if one is doing utility maximisation
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@tipsfromkatee This might be interestingly connected with our disagreement about Bayesianism! -
@Meaningness it might be. here's a comment expanding on the diminishing returns argument: http://lesswrong.com/lw/elo/a_mathematical_explanation_of_why_charity/7hsp … - 1 more reply
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@tipsfromkatee I see Bayes breaking down when estimates of utility and/or probability have low confidence. My LW articles will be about thatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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