I figured that was covered by ‘much less good’; there are a lot of costs to delaying, if we wanted to enumerate them—risks of good charities going under, inflation and catastrophic economic events gnawing away at one’s stored value, the ever-present existential risks each year, etc.
I plan to donate once I have X dollars of nonessential income, and yes, I have a specific value for X.
Did your calculations for X take into account discounting at 0-10%? Money for research years from now does much less good than money now.
No—thanks for the tip! I will adjust my calculations accordingly.
Or the cost of the research being delayed.
I figured that was covered by ‘much less good’; there are a lot of costs to delaying, if we wanted to enumerate them—risks of good charities going under, inflation and catastrophic economic events gnawing away at one’s stored value, the ever-present existential risks each year, etc.
Antiakrasia, future-self-influencing recommendation: if you can afford $10/year today, make sure your current level of giving is not zero.