I think it would be more charitable to interpret as the noncontradictory statements:
Even if giving locally isn’t the thing that your calculations say produces the most overall human welfare, we should still do it.
If you’re trying to produce the most human welfare, it can still be worth spending some proportion of your resources locally.
I think it would be more charitable to interpret as the noncontradictory statements:
Even if giving locally isn’t the thing that your calculations say produces the most overall human welfare, we should still do it.
If you’re trying to produce the most human welfare, it can still be worth spending some proportion of your resources locally.