“Giving more has made me less generous” by Christopher Clay

TL;DR: Cost-effective giving can excuse moral slip-ups in daily life. I suggest pairing it with small, personal acts of giving to stay grounded. I’m sharing this to reflect on my struggles and get advice from the EA community. When I was in secondary school and sixth form, I used to never do home clothes day. I gained a bit of a reputation as somebody who didn't care about charity, eager to save £2 (home clothes days have gotten damn expensive recently). There were other reasons; Most of the time I'd genuinely forget. I also used to have some really crap clothes, so I didn't want my friends to see those. But the main reason was that I was influenced by effective altruism. Because most of these charities were especially cost-ineffective, I would think 'that money would be better off spent elsewhere'. But then: I wouldn't take up that challenge. [...] The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: March 11th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/NhFgZcJGBZJNAqCgZ/giving-more-has-made-me-less-generous --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.