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> Ord had pledged to give away all his earnings above £20,000. MacAskill followed suit. I don't even know what that means. A pledge is like a terrible version
by bambax 3y ago
> Ord had pledged to give away all his earnings above £20,000. MacAskill followed suit.
I don't even know what that means. A pledge is like a terrible version of a futures contract: a nonenforceable one.
The pledger gets the benefits of PR immediately, with a vague promise to do something in the future; why do we even pay attention to this?
- henryaj 3y agoBecause they have, in fact, given away much of their income. Thousands of people have taken the Giving What We Can Pledge. I suppose they could all be lying but it seems unlikely. (Happy to send you my donation receipts if you like.) Also, the Founder's Pledge (in which entrepreneurs commit a portion of their future proceeds from an exit) is legally-binding.
- bambax 3y agoWhy would anyone advertise the good they're doing? I become extremely suspicious in the presence of such individuals.
- styxfrix 3y ago[dead]
- HDThoreaun 3y agoTo put pressure on others to also do good.