This maximizes the sum of voter utilities, if you define voter utility to be the amount of money that goes to the charities a voter approves
This definition of “voter utility” feels very different to how EAs think about charities: the definition would imply that you are indifferent between all charities that you approve of.
A better definition of “voter utility” would take into account the relative worth of the charities (eg a voter might think that charitiy A is 3x better than charity B, which is 5x better than charity C).
This definition of “voter utility” feels very different to how EAs think about charities: the definition would imply that you are indifferent between all charities that you approve of. A better definition of “voter utility” would take into account the relative worth of the charities (eg a voter might think that charitiy A is 3x better than charity B, which is 5x better than charity C).