Incentive misalignment and conflicts of interest

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Written: May 26, 2018 | Released: June 11, 2021 In my view, fundamental incentive misalignment affects many parts of society. Companies:  There are many ways to make money that are net harmful to the world (e.g., see here for 13 ways). Non-profits:  (1) The people that sponsor the work of a non-profit organization aren’t the ones that benefit from it. (2) Donors can’t easily tell how much benefit their donation caused the organization to create. (3) Th...
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