My decision to take the Giving What We Can (now the 10%) Pledge in September 2020 was based on the responsibility I felt with my great power, improving my own quality of life and the logic of it all. However, these thoughts were all quite unconscious back then and my decision to take the pledge was immediate as soon as I learned about it.

To celebrate "Why I donate week" I decided to think through my reasoning, which was implicit back then, in more detail:

With great power comes great responsibility 

My commitment to donate 10% of my income for life is fundamentally rooted in a strong belief: with great power comes great responsibility. The power I hold is the freedom to choose what I do with a decent portion of my income, a power that countless individuals across the globe simply do not possess as they struggle daily to meet their basic needs. My personal responsibility is to use this power to support those who have not been afforded the same chance in life.

This stems directly from a place of undeniable privilege. Growing up in the United Kingdom, I was raised in a stable family environment where [...]

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Outline:

(00:39) With great power comes great responsibility

(01:58) Giving away my money increased my quality of life

(03:32) The logic of it all

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