orgs_smooth_utility_curves.json
https://arbital.com/p/orgs_smooth_utility_curves
by Eric Rogstad Dec 16 2016
Alexei Andreev
I'm not sure how you define "smooth." Continuous? Differentiable?
Eric Rogstad
Maybe "gradual" would be a better term. I mean that there aren't sharp transitions where e.g. raising 48k is not very valuable, but 50k+ is valuable.
I think there is a version of this claim that's basically trivially true and a version that's interesting and not-obviously true. For example, utility difference between \$150k vs \$200k can be 2x larger than \$200k vs \$250k.
Paul Crowley
They are smooth relative to my state of knowledge. I don't know exactly how things are in the charity.
Comments
Alexei Andreev
I'm not sure how you define "smooth." Continuous? Differentiable?
Eric Rogstad
Maybe "gradual" would be a better term. I mean that there aren't sharp transitions where e.g. raising 48k is not very valuable, but 50k+ is valuable.
Alexei Andreev
I think there is a version of this claim that's basically trivially true and a version that's interesting and not-obviously true. For example, utility difference between \$150k vs \$200k can be 2x larger than \$200k vs \$250k.
Paul Crowley
They are smooth relative to my state of knowledge. I don't know exactly how things are in the charity.