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See my comment on the "In Praise of Tribes that Pretend to Try" thread
If donating to purchase status is accepted and encouraged, it risks to become the main motive behind donations. This in turn creates perverse incentives for the recipient of such donations.
I think it's already the main psychological motivation behind most donations. I think it's better to harness that than not to.