soliciting new donations to pay back past donations may be perceived differently
I agree re soliciting money from non-EAs. But if the conditions hold for my proposal upthread, and the logic checks out upon further scrutiny, then I like the idea of committed large EA donors making this a priority.
And if they don’t cover the gap, I like the idea of committed small EA donors doing what we can here—not as the only thing we fund, but as part of our portfolio until the stolen money (if it was stolen) is returned.
I don’t have a lot to donate, but I would donate to a fund like that, if those conditions held. It seems to me like a “good citizenship” donation, and a donation in favor of integrity in a community I care about.
I don’t feel like I’m atoning for something bad I did, or for some sort of Communal Guilt—I don’t really see how that concept makes sense. But I do feel like I’d be contributing to EA being an honorable and principled thing, and also drawing a clear line in the sand that disincentivizes future “do evil things to give to EA” actions.
I agree re soliciting money from non-EAs. But if the conditions hold for my proposal upthread, and the logic checks out upon further scrutiny, then I like the idea of committed large EA donors making this a priority.
And if they don’t cover the gap, I like the idea of committed small EA donors doing what we can here—not as the only thing we fund, but as part of our portfolio until the stolen money (if it was stolen) is returned.
I don’t have a lot to donate, but I would donate to a fund like that, if those conditions held. It seems to me like a “good citizenship” donation, and a donation in favor of integrity in a community I care about.
I don’t feel like I’m atoning for something bad I did, or for some sort of Communal Guilt—I don’t really see how that concept makes sense. But I do feel like I’d be contributing to EA being an honorable and principled thing, and also drawing a clear line in the sand that disincentivizes future “do evil things to give to EA” actions.