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People are less motivated by these sorts of systems if they know the money will go to charity because giving to charity feels good. See https://blog.beeminder
by costco 2y ago
People are less motivated by these sorts of systems if they know the money will go to charity because giving to charity feels good. See https://blog.beeminder.com/anticharity https://blog.beeminder.com/anticharity
- slucaskim 2y agoReally interesting point. But so true
- kugurerdem 2y agoI think you are right. In this case, knowing that money will go to a neutral actor instead of a charity might be a better solution. Interesting. Good essay by the way.
- llmblockchain 2y agoWhat if the money went to a charity or organization you disagreed with, ex: neo-nazis, etc?
- Zambyte 2y ago... then the system behind this will be organizing funding for neo-nazis.
- kugurerdem 2y agoThat's one of the problems with the concept of "anticharity" conveyed in the essay that costco shared. Using positive/negative punishment (a thing being taken from you or a bad thing happening to you) can cause more harm than good especially if the harm caused exceeds the benefits obtained from achieving the goal.