I like the “we decided to shut down our charity because it wasn’t very effective post” for the obvious reasons, but I wonder once you control for “is rich / comes from a rich family” and “doesn’t have family that depends on them” how that metric gets affected.
I think it is still good praise the decision in general, but unless I know the backgrounds of the people doing it I can’t heap too much praise on them.
If I’m understanding this concern correctly, it’s along the lines of: “they’re not making a financial sacrifice in shutting down, so it’s less praiseworthy than it otherwise would be”.
Just to clarify, charity founders (at least CE ones) take a pay cut to start their charity—they would earn more if working for other EA organizations as employees, and much more if in tech/finance/consulting/careers that typical of people with oxbridge/ivy/etc education levels. The financial sacrifice was already made when starting the charity, and if anything, quitting is actually better for you financially.
I’m confused about where you’re going with this. Why would the founders’ personal financial situation substantially affect how we viewed their decision?
I like the “we decided to shut down our charity because it wasn’t very effective post” for the obvious reasons, but I wonder once you control for “is rich / comes from a rich family” and “doesn’t have family that depends on them” how that metric gets affected.
I think it is still good praise the decision in general, but unless I know the backgrounds of the people doing it I can’t heap too much praise on them.
If I’m understanding this concern correctly, it’s along the lines of: “they’re not making a financial sacrifice in shutting down, so it’s less praiseworthy than it otherwise would be”.
Just to clarify, charity founders (at least CE ones) take a pay cut to start their charity—they would earn more if working for other EA organizations as employees, and much more if in tech/finance/consulting/careers that typical of people with oxbridge/ivy/etc education levels. The financial sacrifice was already made when starting the charity, and if anything, quitting is actually better for you financially.
I’m confused about where you’re going with this. Why would the founders’ personal financial situation substantially affect how we viewed their decision?