I think you’re right that frugality is good, but I’m not sure where you’re getting the idea that it isn’t discussed any, although it maybe could use a bit more discussion on the margin. I also think the main con is that it would alienate people who aren’t willing to be particularly frugal, but will donate some anyways. The personal finance tag has some posts you might be interested in.
i think f to ug as litu isn’t discussed so much here because it isn’t broadly popular on the forum, so people can be dissuaded from bringing it up. I’ve definitely been dissuaded after bringing it up as could of times. Any hint of frugality suggestion gets more disagree than agree votes and is unlikely to get high karma.
before i strong upvoted for this very reasonable and balanced post, it had 10 votes for 16 karma. I don’t really see much which warrants down voting here even if you disagree with the argument.
Oh, thanks for sharing that tag! I didn’t know that existed. Your point about alienating people definitely makes sense. According to this chart from the 2019 EA survey, it looks like the largest donations account for the vast majority of money donated. This would make me think that donations from the top 10% of income are probably more important to focus on than from those with the top 50% of income.
I think you’re right that frugality is good, but I’m not sure where you’re getting the idea that it isn’t discussed any, although it maybe could use a bit more discussion on the margin. I also think the main con is that it would alienate people who aren’t willing to be particularly frugal, but will donate some anyways. The personal finance tag has some posts you might be interested in.
i think f to ug as litu isn’t discussed so much here because it isn’t broadly popular on the forum, so people can be dissuaded from bringing it up. I’ve definitely been dissuaded after bringing it up as could of times. Any hint of frugality suggestion gets more disagree than agree votes and is unlikely to get high karma.
before i strong upvoted for this very reasonable and balanced post, it had 10 votes for 16 karma. I don’t really see much which warrants down voting here even if you disagree with the argument.
That’s interesting! I would expect EAs to be pretty supportive of frugality in general.
Oh, thanks for sharing that tag! I didn’t know that existed. Your point about alienating people definitely makes sense. According to this chart from the 2019 EA survey, it looks like the largest donations account for the vast majority of money donated. This would make me think that donations from the top 10% of income are probably more important to focus on than from those with the top 50% of income.