I guess you can put a lot of meaning into a little symbol. I wouldnât interpret a cross or an astrology sign as conveying a sense of superiority, necessarily, I would just think that person is really into being Christian or really into astrology.
If you see someone wearing a red ribbon relating to HIV/âAIDS, I guess you could have the Curb Your Enthusiasm reaction of: âWow, so theyâre trying to act like theyâre so much better than me because they care so much about AIDS? What a jerk!â Or you could just think, âOh, I guess they care about AIDS for some reason.â
Iâve never perceived anyone to be using the little blue and orange diamond icons to signal superiority. I interpret it as something more supportive and positive. Itâs reassuring to see other people do something altruistic so you donât feel crazy for doing it, and making a sacrifice feels more bearable when you see other people doing it too. (Imagine how different it would feel if when you donated blood, you did it completely alone in an empty room vs. seeing lots of other people around who are giving blood at the same time too.)
Iâve never observed anyone trying to police someone over donating 10% of their income, or trying to pressure them to take the pledge, or judging them for not taking it. For all I know, that has happened to somebody somewhere, Iâve just never seen it, personally.
I would say donât worry too much about the 10% income pledge and just focus on whatever amount of donating or way of donating makes sense for you personally.
I would be concerned about people deciding to delay their donating by 40-50 years (or whatever it is), since there are probably huge opportunity costs. I hope that in 40-50 years all the most effective charities are way less cost-effective than the most effective charities today because we will have made so much progress on global poverty, infectious diseases, and other problems. I hope malaria and tuberculosis arenât ongoing concerns in 40-50 years, meaning the Against Malaria Foundation wouldnât even exist anymore â mission accomplished! But you said youâre already donating about 1% of your income every year, so youâre not holding off completely on donating.
I guess you can put a lot of meaning into a little symbol. I wouldnât interpret a cross or an astrology sign as conveying a sense of superiority, necessarily, I would just think that person is really into being Christian or really into astrology.
If you see someone wearing a red ribbon relating to HIV/âAIDS, I guess you could have the Curb Your Enthusiasm reaction of: âWow, so theyâre trying to act like theyâre so much better than me because they care so much about AIDS? What a jerk!â Or you could just think, âOh, I guess they care about AIDS for some reason.â
Iâve never perceived anyone to be using the little blue and orange diamond icons to signal superiority. I interpret it as something more supportive and positive. Itâs reassuring to see other people do something altruistic so you donât feel crazy for doing it, and making a sacrifice feels more bearable when you see other people doing it too. (Imagine how different it would feel if when you donated blood, you did it completely alone in an empty room vs. seeing lots of other people around who are giving blood at the same time too.)
Iâve never observed anyone trying to police someone over donating 10% of their income, or trying to pressure them to take the pledge, or judging them for not taking it. For all I know, that has happened to somebody somewhere, Iâve just never seen it, personally.
I would say donât worry too much about the 10% income pledge and just focus on whatever amount of donating or way of donating makes sense for you personally.
I would be concerned about people deciding to delay their donating by 40-50 years (or whatever it is), since there are probably huge opportunity costs. I hope that in 40-50 years all the most effective charities are way less cost-effective than the most effective charities today because we will have made so much progress on global poverty, infectious diseases, and other problems. I hope malaria and tuberculosis arenât ongoing concerns in 40-50 years, meaning the Against Malaria Foundation wouldnât even exist anymore â mission accomplished! But you said youâre already donating about 1% of your income every year, so youâre not holding off completely on donating.