It seems very plausible to me that the belief that giving to inefficient charities doesn’t count as altruism would prevent one from gaining the more efficient fuzzies offered by inefficient charities and cause giving to efficient charities to count as altruism.
So not only should you not give to efficient charities, you should also strive to not even believe that there is such a thing as charitable efficiency.
Gosh, we seem to be predicting the behavior of ordinary people quite well!
It seems very plausible to me that the belief that giving to inefficient charities doesn’t count as altruism would prevent one from gaining the more efficient fuzzies offered by inefficient charities and cause giving to efficient charities to count as altruism.
So not only should you not give to efficient charities, you should also strive to not even believe that there is such a thing as charitable efficiency.
Gosh, we seem to be predicting the behavior of ordinary people quite well!