Mati_Roy comments on What would an entity with GiveWell’s decision-making process have recommended in the past?

[Mati_Roy]

Mayyybe it would have bought slave’s freedom one by one instead? (I don’t know; just speculating)

[RogerAckroyd]

If that was done before the slave trade was abolished it would have encouraged the enslavement of more people.

[Mati_Roy]

Good point, and GiveWell would probably have figured that one out