We cannot understand or see the extent of suffering that is going on, and have basically no intuition for dealing with this scale of suffering. Our natural response to it becomes indifference.
We are implicitly making decisions of prioritization whether or not we make these decisions consciously.
Choosing to donate to one charity is choosing to donate to it instead of any other particular charity, whether or not you considered these other options.
We are always in an emergency.
We cannot understand or see the extent of suffering that is going on, and have basically no intuition for dealing with this scale of suffering. Our natural response to it becomes indifference.
We are implicitly making decisions of prioritization whether or not we make these decisions consciously.
Choosing to donate to one charity is choosing to donate to it instead of any other particular charity, whether or not you considered these other options.