I agree. Indeed, “this is because the spirit of the pledge is to voluntarily forego a certain portion of your income and use it to improve the lives of others”, sounds suspiciously not cold-hearted-economist-ey enough for an EA org.
GWWC is probably valuable as it is precisely because it offers a warmer aspect and a community and all that, but you’re right, donation matching is just one more variable that should be counted into the utility calculation.
I agree. Indeed, “this is because the spirit of the pledge is to voluntarily forego a certain portion of your income and use it to improve the lives of others”, sounds suspiciously not cold-hearted-economist-ey enough for an EA org.
GWWC is probably valuable as it is precisely because it offers a warmer aspect and a community and all that, but you’re right, donation matching is just one more variable that should be counted into the utility calculation.