Provide additional trappings that make it easier to signal philanthropy. For example, high-profile designers/artists could designate particular items as philanthropic, giving away most profits from sales of those items. Or we could normalize “ethical” versions of positional goods that are accompanied by large donations (e.g. large carbon offsets to accompany extravagant houses).
This seems pretty much like “fair trade” style stuff, and it seems worth someone figuring out what the effect of that has been.
This seems pretty much like “fair trade” style stuff, and it seems worth someone figuring out what the effect of that has been.