I agree with your interpretation of this case (except for what the most straightforward way to describe it is), but you seem to be missing the broader point about the interplay between supply and demand for matching funding which means that both groups play a causal role in increasing donations to the favorite and super-effective charities alike. I understand you think the way we’ve communicated this is misleading, not in the spirit of EA or otherwise wrong. This is a valuable perspective, for which I thank you, but we respectfully disagree.
I hope what we do now agree on is that, regarding your comment “the site gives the impression that part of the bonus goes to the favorite charity, but that isn’t usefully true”, it IS true that part of the bonus goes to the favorite charity.
That’s all the time I have to spend on this topic. I hope to have clarified some of the facts about how the platform works.
I’m taking your response to be saying that “part of the pot goes to your bank account” is a fair way to characterize my example offer, but if I’ve misinterpreted your response let me know?
No I don’t think “part of the pot goes to your account” is a fair way to characterize your offer. I think you may have edited your comment as I was responding to it.
It’s clear we agree on what would have otherwise happened to the money already in the bonus fund at the time of a regular donation. I don’t think we need a hypothetical example to dig into that any further. It’s also clear what we disagree on (please see other comments so I don’t have to state it again). I don’t aim to change your mind on those points, and so I’ll leave things there :)
Hmm, then I’m still confused about why you think this is a fair way to characterize what FarmKind is doing, but not what my offer does. I’m trying to break it down by looking at a simplified case, which is why I think the hypothetical helps?
(While I did edit my comment, it was to add the final paragraph, starting with Similarly.... I’m pretty sure the Do you think that in the simplified case it's fair for me to say... was in there from the beginning.)
I agree with your interpretation of this case (except for what the most straightforward way to describe it is), but you seem to be missing the broader point about the interplay between supply and demand for matching funding which means that both groups play a causal role in increasing donations to the favorite and super-effective charities alike. I understand you think the way we’ve communicated this is misleading, not in the spirit of EA or otherwise wrong. This is a valuable perspective, for which I thank you, but we respectfully disagree.
I hope what we do now agree on is that, regarding your comment “the site gives the impression that part of the bonus goes to the favorite charity, but that isn’t usefully true”, it IS true that part of the bonus goes to the favorite charity.
That’s all the time I have to spend on this topic. I hope to have clarified some of the facts about how the platform works.
Thanks for the responses!
I’m taking your response to be saying that “part of the pot goes to your bank account” is a fair way to characterize my example offer, but if I’ve misinterpreted your response let me know?
No I don’t think “part of the pot goes to your account” is a fair way to characterize your offer. I think you may have edited your comment as I was responding to it.
It’s clear we agree on what would have otherwise happened to the money already in the bonus fund at the time of a regular donation. I don’t think we need a hypothetical example to dig into that any further. It’s also clear what we disagree on (please see other comments so I don’t have to state it again). I don’t aim to change your mind on those points, and so I’ll leave things there :)
Hmm, then I’m still confused about why you think this is a fair way to characterize what FarmKind is doing, but not what my offer does. I’m trying to break it down by looking at a simplified case, which is why I think the hypothetical helps?
(While I did edit my comment, it was to add the final paragraph, starting with
Similarly.... I’m pretty sure theDo you think that in the simplified case it's fair for me to say...was in there from the beginning.)