Seeking matcher for SIAI donation

2 Post author: VNKKET 08 October 2010 05:38AM

I just donated $150 to the Singularity Institute.  Would anyone be willing to match my donation (as in, donate at least $150 and tell me you did so)?  A first-time donor would be ideal, but anyone would make me happy.

Comments (8)

Comment author: AngryParsley 12 October 2010 07:56:44AM *  4 points [-]

Donated 1,000 units of caring. Thanks for the reminder.

Comment author: VNKKET 15 October 2010 01:52:54AM 0 points [-]

You are awesome.

And let me know if you want more evidence of my little donation.

Comment author: Vladimir_Golovin 15 October 2010 07:37:21AM 2 points [-]

When I read this post I committed to wait for 24 hours (but then extended it to 7 days) and match you. The time is up, so I've just donated $200.

Comment author: VNKKET 16 October 2010 03:14:26AM 1 point [-]

Thank you! And your commit-then-wait method sounds obviously good.

Comment author: JamesAndrix 09 October 2010 09:34:50PM 2 points [-]

If someone does decide to match you, they should also announce and retroactively ask someone to match them, and so on...

The 'forward' way to do this, "I will donate $150 if someone else commits to this statement.", may or may not be better.

Comment author: VNKKET 10 October 2010 04:35:55AM *  0 points [-]

And if they take long enough, I'll match that person myself. :)

Comment author: Eneasz 08 October 2010 07:14:32PM 0 points [-]

The best way to seek a match is to condition it rather than ask afterwards.

Comment author: VNKKET 09 October 2010 03:38:28AM *  1 point [-]

I see no reason to disagree with you. (By the way, the other time I did this was non-backwards.)

A note for potential matchers: if you match this donation, you'll make me more likely to donate in the future. (I'll be like, "Not only would I be helping out, but I could probably get someone to match this donation as well. <stops procrastinating>") I was relying on this being obvious.