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Care externalities

LessWrong · Jun 28, 2026, 10:13 PM

LESSWRONGLWLogin Care externalities — Less Wrong World Optimization Frontpage9Care externalitiesby Katja Grace28th Jun 2026World Spirit Sock Puppet1 min read19A big source of externalities I’m not sure I’ve heard mentioned as such: people caring about one another.

For a random person, I’d guess the unaccounted for effects on other people from their making different private decisions about their lives while being cared about by numerous family and friends might be at least comparable to those from marginally contributing to air pollution or city density or traffic congestion.

1Comments1World OptimizationFrontpage9New Comment Submit 1 comment, sorted by top scoringClick to highlight new comments since: Today at 10:45 PM[-]StanislavKrym11m20@jimrandomh Could you give @KatjaGrace the option to make such short posts quick takes?

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