“I give because it’s the most rational way to spend my money” by Lorenzo Buonanno🔸

<p> I really enjoyed reading the "why I donate" posts in the past week, so much so that I felt compelled to add my reflections, in case someone finds my reasons as interesting as I found theirs.</p><p><strong> 1. My money needs to be spent on something, might as well spend it on the most efficient things</strong></p><p> The core reason I give is something that I think is under-represented in the other posts: the money I have and earn will need to be spent on something, and it feels extremely inefficient and irrational to spend it on my future self when it can provide &gt;100x as much to others.</p><p> To me, it doesn't seem important whether I'm in the global top 10% or bottom 10%, or whether the money I have is due to my efforts or to the place I was born. If it can provide others 100x as much, it just seems inefficient/irrational to allocate it to myself.</p><p> Honestly, the post could end here, but there are other secondary reasons/perspectives on why I personally donate that I haven't seen commonly discussed.</p><p><strong> 2. Spending money is voting on how the global economy allocates its resources</strong></p><p> In 2017, I read Wealth [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:22) 1. My money needs to be spent on something, might as well spend it on the most efficient things</p><p>(01:09) 2. Spending money is voting on how the global economy allocates its resources</p><p>(04:11) 3. I dont think its as bad as some make it out to be</p><p>(07:35) 4. I donate because Im an atheist (/s)</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 15th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CSKob9hGmWM7f7yv8/i-give-because-it-s-the-most-rational-way-to-spend-my-money?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CSKob9hGmWM7f7yv8/i-give-because-it-s-the-most-rational-way-to-spend-my-money</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>