I would add one more aspect if I didn’t suspect it’s a moot topic. The financial side. Someone has to cover the costs of things… I personally favor cost-recovery from wannabe donors and actual beneficiaries. However I think LessWrong may use the big donor model, which only works as long as the donor’s pockets stay full and the donor doesn’t make too many bad calls.
Is an ACK called for?
I would add one more aspect if I didn’t suspect it’s a moot topic. The financial side. Someone has to cover the costs of things… I personally favor cost-recovery from wannabe donors and actual beneficiaries. However I think LessWrong may use the big donor model, which only works as long as the donor’s pockets stay full and the donor doesn’t make too many bad calls.