GiveDirectly libations
26 September 2013
You've probably heard of people who floss in the shower just because it creates an automatic habit. So, along Peter Singer's proposal that we should all donate money to people who didn't have the same opportunities we did, I am proposing the idea of GiveDirectly libations. Here is how it works: You simply place the GiveDirectly link on the top of your bookmark, making it visible at all times:
Then, every time you feel like you have to ask your gods for support or strength or hope or simply luck, you go ahead and make a GiveDirectly libation by donating some money. The quantity is proportional to how much you might want to get your gods on your side, some of them might be picky.
GiveDirectly is one of the best donation sites, with 90 to 93% of your donation being transferred to the people who need the money. This will allow them to buy food, get better shelter, learn something, or do whatever they think their top priority might be.
by Ricardo Pietrobon
About Me
My name is Ricardo Pietrobon and I am interested in big data and situated cognition applied to immersive distance education.
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