Firstly, I don’t see any benefit from the proposal. I don’t think the 10% norm forms a major part of EA’s public perception, so I don’t believe tweaking it would make any difference. If anything 2%/8% makes it more weird (not least because it no longer matches the tithing norm). You haven’t made any compelling argument for the reputational advantage to be gained either here or in your previous post, yet alone that this is the most effective way of gaining reputation.
Secondly, I don’t see how you could implement it. GWWC exists because it presents a clear case for its pledge. We’re not in a position to tell people how to allocate their donations, and I suspect that most people who have been convinced by the basic argument for effective giving will then not choose to allocate a fifth of their donations ineffectively for vague reputational reasons.
Thirdly, a major argument of EA is precisely that a huge benefit could be gained simply by reallocating donations from ineffective to effective causes.
See my new post for a partial response to this portion of your argument:
Firstly, I don’t see any benefit from the proposal. I don’t think the 10% norm forms a major part of EA’s public perception, so I don’t believe tweaking it would make any difference. If anything 2%/8% makes it more weird (not least because it no longer matches the tithing norm). You haven’t made any compelling argument for the reputational advantage to be gained either here or in your previous post, yet alone that this is the most effective way of gaining reputation.
Firstly, I don’t see any benefit from the proposal. I don’t think the 10% norm forms a major part of EA’s public perception, so I don’t believe tweaking it would make any difference. If anything 2%/8% makes it more weird (not least because it no longer matches the tithing norm). You haven’t made any compelling argument for the reputational advantage to be gained either here or in your previous post, yet alone that this is the most effective way of gaining reputation.
Secondly, I don’t see how you could implement it. GWWC exists because it presents a clear case for its pledge. We’re not in a position to tell people how to allocate their donations, and I suspect that most people who have been convinced by the basic argument for effective giving will then not choose to allocate a fifth of their donations ineffectively for vague reputational reasons.
Thirdly, a major argument of EA is precisely that a huge benefit could be gained simply by reallocating donations from ineffective to effective causes.
See my new post for a partial response to this portion of your argument: