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Doesn't that sound like status quo bias?
I frequently point out to fellow students at my school that given the existence of videorecording technology, seeing live lectures is the equivalent of having scribes copy books by hand after the invention of the printing press. No one says "yeah, you're probably right"--at least not without fairly substantial discussion. I'm pretty sure everyone's first instinct is to figure out why I'm wrong.
The particular part about you quoted, regarding whether to donate, does actually sound like status quo bias. I'm not sure if it hits the nail on the head in this example, you would need to know his mind to say so.
I was trying to imply that he was in video games for selfish reasons: because it would be a fun job for him and the pay is good. So I expect that he's keeping the money because simply because he really likes money. If the situation were reversed, and he was already donating a chunk to charity (for some reason), I would expect him to gradually stop doing this. However, If you believe him when he says his goal is to save the world, and not think as I do that his motivations are mostly selfish, then status quo bias could definitely be a suspect here. In real world cases it's certainly a worthy consideration.