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Paul Christiano Economics of small changes online This article argues that making small changes in a complex system with a significant impact will always have a small, proportionate effect, localized in its immediate sphere of influence. The nature of this effect will be the same as the impact of a large, marginal change in the system. – AI-generated abstract

Economics of small changes

Paul Christiano

Rational Altruist, May 2, 2013

Abstract

This article argues that making small changes in a complex system with a significant impact will always have a small, proportionate effect, localized in its immediate sphere of influence. The nature of this effect will be the same as the impact of a large, marginal change in the system. – AI-generated abstract

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