Choosing to donate in a self-thankless way might in general, but in this case I think that’s dominated by the convenience factor and per-donation triviality. Most people would be probably be less impressed by someone who’s donated $50 every month for the last year by some automatic process than by someone who’s made a $500 lump donation: the former is higher in absolute terms and makes for a stabler cash flow to the charity, but also carries a fairly strong message of “I don’t want to be inconvenienced by my altruism”.
Choosing to donate in a self-thankless way might in general, but in this case I think that’s dominated by the convenience factor and per-donation triviality. Most people would be probably be less impressed by someone who’s donated $50 every month for the last year by some automatic process than by someone who’s made a $500 lump donation: the former is higher in absolute terms and makes for a stabler cash flow to the charity, but also carries a fairly strong message of “I don’t want to be inconvenienced by my altruism”.
Interesting, and quite possible correct.