Ben never used the term “medium” again so he could have just written “I’d especially encourage people donating $200k - $2m per year to think seriously...”
That said, I’m fine with the label “medium donor” for what Ben was referring to because I like language that conveys that the vast majority of donors are “small donors.” There are far more people who donate 3-5 figures annually (<$100k per year) than there are who donate 6-8 figures annually (“megadonors”) or 9+ figures annually (“gigadonors”). Calling a median EA donor who donates 4 figures a “medium donor” would feel wrong.
Ben never used the term “medium” again so he could have just written “I’d especially encourage people donating $200k - $2m per year to think seriously...”
I agree that’s better—have changed it.
That said, I’m fine with the label “medium donor” for what Ben was referring to because I like language that conveys that the vast majority of donors are “small donors.” There are far more people who donate 3-5 figures annually (<$100k per year) than there are who donate 6-8 figures annually (“megadonors”) or 9+ figures annually (“gigadonors”). Calling a median EA donor who donates 4 figures a “medium donor” would feel wrong.