That’s a hard question; I don’t know why past me decided to list it as an example!
A few reasons, none of which are especially compelling:
I took the GWWC pledge, though since I’m “ahead” of where I’ve pledged in terms of the fraction of income I’ve donated vs the fraction I’d pledged to donate I guess I could hold off for a while?
Continuing to give shows others (and reassures myself!) that I’m not going selfish as I get older.
I’m skeptical of salary sacrifice, and specifically whether employers really treat it similarly to salary+donation. (Working below market doesn’t have this issue because no one is claiming it’s equivalent to salary+donation.)
If there are opportunities I think are super valuable and going overlooked I’d like to be able to fund them (this is aspirational, though, and I think my last donations that could have been described this way were ~10 years ago)
I don’t at all know what norm is a good one for people working 30%+ below market to do something directly valuable, and am open to arguments here!
I’ll pick one of the examples: why do you still donate some even though you are being funded by EA donors?
That’s a hard question; I don’t know why past me decided to list it as an example!
A few reasons, none of which are especially compelling:
I took the GWWC pledge, though since I’m “ahead” of where I’ve pledged in terms of the fraction of income I’ve donated vs the fraction I’d pledged to donate I guess I could hold off for a while?
Continuing to give shows others (and reassures myself!) that I’m not going selfish as I get older.
I’m skeptical of salary sacrifice, and specifically whether employers really treat it similarly to salary+donation. (Working below market doesn’t have this issue because no one is claiming it’s equivalent to salary+donation.)
If there are opportunities I think are super valuable and going overlooked I’d like to be able to fund them (this is aspirational, though, and I think my last donations that could have been described this way were ~10 years ago)
I don’t at all know what norm is a good one for people working 30%+ below market to do something directly valuable, and am open to arguments here!