Was it not clear that I was attacking the notion that there ought to be a “charity budget”?
This is the inferential gap that we ought to be trying to bridge. Famine relief and Make-A-Wish shouldn’t be in the same budget!
trying to take money from their shoes budget instead of their charity budget just would not work.
How do you know this? In fact I beg to differ. People aren’t born with a charity budget; they have to take it out of somewhere when they start giving in the first place.
Was it not clear that I was attacking the notion that there ought to be a “charity budget”?
I am attacking the notion that effecive philanthropy is a ‘wrong topic’ just because in a perfect world people would be different to they are now. Effective philanthropy is an important topic because people do care about their shoes. A lot.
How do you know this? In fact I beg to differ. People aren’t born with a charity budget; they have to take it out of somewhere when they start giving in the first place.
I disagree on the fundamentals. People do allocate their resources and attention according to inbuilt instincts. People do have an impulse to balance signalling conspicuous consumption and signalling altruism. People do not act as perfect utility maximisers who will be persuaded to redirect their resources so fluidly. We know that these individuals are not rational because they are donating to the flipping Make A Wish Foundation!
For what it’s worth, I upvoted the last 4 posts in this exchange. Both the problems of excessive compartmentalization and of inadequate attention to charitable effectiveness are worth attacking. But, despite possible aggravation of the former issue, not necessarily at the same time.
Both the problems of excessive compartmentalization and of inadequate attention to charitable effectiveness are worth attacking. But, despite possible aggravation of the former issue, not necessarily at the same time.
Was it not clear that I was attacking the notion that there ought to be a “charity budget”?
This is the inferential gap that we ought to be trying to bridge. Famine relief and Make-A-Wish shouldn’t be in the same budget!
How do you know this? In fact I beg to differ. People aren’t born with a charity budget; they have to take it out of somewhere when they start giving in the first place.
I am attacking the notion that effecive philanthropy is a ‘wrong topic’ just because in a perfect world people would be different to they are now. Effective philanthropy is an important topic because people do care about their shoes. A lot.
I disagree on the fundamentals. People do allocate their resources and attention according to inbuilt instincts. People do have an impulse to balance signalling conspicuous consumption and signalling altruism. People do not act as perfect utility maximisers who will be persuaded to redirect their resources so fluidly. We know that these individuals are not rational because they are donating to the flipping Make A Wish Foundation!
Not a wrong topic.
For what it’s worth, I upvoted the last 4 posts in this exchange. Both the problems of excessive compartmentalization and of inadequate attention to charitable effectiveness are worth attacking. But, despite possible aggravation of the former issue, not necessarily at the same time.
I can’t argue with that! :)