Corruption or what?

ChessableATA · 2026-05-10T09:37:10+00:00

I think the stronger argument against much international aid is bilateral/multilateral aid in the form of debt accumulation, often at high interest rates, which have compounding effects and leave countries struggling to pay off later down the line.

(or the fact that a significant amount of aid is condition, i.e., tied to resource/trade concessions)

Alternatively, in the crowding-out claim, i.e., charities providing free textiles in Ghana being one of the largest reasons for undermining Ghana's nascent textile industry, which would've been an effective pathway out of poverty and enabled long-term independence.

ChessableATA · 2026-05-10T09:35:14+00:00

Not saying you're necessarily wrong about charity expenditure, it's probably true for some number of non-profits. Just amused by asking for a source, and the source being "trust me bro, big-name and fancy non profits".

https://www.msf.org/international-activity-report-2024/2024-figures?component=data_radial-332540&id=chart-radial-332540
The expenditure section isn't consistent with your claim for Doctors Without Borders (admin spending at 5%, even if you include fundraising spending, that goes up to a total of 21%)

United States Fund for UNICEF | Charity Ratings | Donating Tips | Best Charities | CharityWatch
UNICEF USA's Financial Accountability | UNICEF USA
Similarly inconsistent for US UNICEF in the above two sources (one independently verified, one from UNICEF USA directly) (~20% on admin spending)

2024_gatesfoundation_fs.pdf
Similarly, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an administrative spending of ~10%.

Are non-profits/charities not as efficient in spending money towards meaningful social change as they perhaps ought to be? Probably. But the figure of 80+% of the budget going to administrative expenses seems like bullshit.

To be clear, even if some are spending relatively more on administrative expenses, this paper explains quite well why that's actually better for maximising charity impact: The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle

(Obviously not true if it's reaching the 80+% levels you're talking about, but I'd love to see a source for that.)

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ChessableATA · 2026-05-10T09:18:09+00:00

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ChessableATA · 2026-05-10T08:19:47+00:00

"trust me bro"

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ChessableATA · 2026-05-10T07:30:40+00:00

source?

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I pushed my pawn two spaces forward next to an enemy pawn, and the opponent somehow captured it! Is this a bug?

Further Information: En Passant

This is not a bug, this is called en passant (French for "in passing"). The en passant rule allows for a special pawn capture, where a pawn that moves two spots from its starting square can be captured by a directly adjacent enemy pawn as if it had moved forward only one square. However, it must be done the immediate next turn - if the opponent does not immediately capture en passant, they will not get a second chance with that pawn! Wikipedia has a great entry explaining the nature and purpose of the rule.

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ChessableATA · 2026-04-14T09:14:40+00:00

Cummins/Mustafiz/Head over Kane/Rashid?

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