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Is it just me who dislike being incentivized like this to do something? By having someone do a totally unrelated donation to charity when I do something? I muc
by VoxPelli 6y ago
Is it just me who dislike being incentivized like this to do something? By having someone do a totally unrelated donation to charity when I do something?
I much rather do X because X itself is good than because X will have someone do Y and have me consider X to be good because Y is good.
It is essentially green washing, no matter how well intended it is or how good X in itself is. Doing some totally unrelated donation is essentially PR, where one instead could lower prices and have me myself donate that money.
(Also, credit card charges are insane and almost amount to stealing a percentage of all sales from businesses. Debit cards are better in that they, at least in Sweden, have a fixed low rate that doesn't change if someone buys for a lot or a little)
- darawk 6y agoThe problem is that far fewer people will donate without something like this. If you want to use a traditional cash back credit card and donate the rewards directly to something, the existence of this card does not stop you from doing that. Some people find it easier to donate in this way, and I don't see what's wrong with that.