I think this is a really good comment and probably should be it’s own post.
A minor point, I would say that giving to the Against Malaria Foundation may not on it’s own be systemic change, but if enough people keep on giving to charities that are evaluated on their impact, it could change individual giving as a system, as charities respond to these new incentives.
Agreed (see this post for an argument along these lines), but it would require much higher adoption and so merits the critique relative to alternatives where the donations can be used more effectively.
I think this is a really good comment and probably should be it’s own post.
A minor point, I would say that giving to the Against Malaria Foundation may not on it’s own be systemic change, but if enough people keep on giving to charities that are evaluated on their impact, it could change individual giving as a system, as charities respond to these new incentives.
Agreed (see this post for an argument along these lines), but it would require much higher adoption and so merits the critique relative to alternatives where the donations can be used more effectively.
I have reposted the comment as a top-level post.