Depends what Aaronson meant by "being ahead morally"; it's unclear whether he is referring to morality in the sense of being virtuous, or in the sense of making

Depends what Aaronson meant by "being ahead morally"; it's unclear whether he is referring to morality in the sense of being virtuous, or in the sense of making other people better off. Hypothetical Charitable Investor's donations are a sign that that they might be rather virtuous, but they certainly aren't 1000 times more virtuous than the average person, and if it turns out that they secretly have a habit of kicking puppies, then they aren't virtuous at all. But it could certainly be true that, compared to an average person, Hypothetical Charitable Investor has had 1000 times the impact in terms of how they improved other people's lives.