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Charity isn't charity if I'm benefiting from it in any way. It's a business deal at that point, though likely asymmetrical.
by jimbob45 7y ago
Charity isn't charity if I'm benefiting from it in any way. It's a business deal at that point, though likely asymmetrical.
- tuesdayrain 7y agoYou wouldn't do charity, or anything for that matter, if it truly did not benefit you in any way.
- donw 7y agoI strongly disagree. Economic transactions are rarely zero-sum. If I spend $100, I expect to get something back for that. If I spend it on a charity, then I'm supporting something I value -- helping homeless veterans, supporting national parks, promoting gun safety education, whatever it may be -- then I'm benefitting. As long as I've got the rest taken care of -- food, shelter, internet, and the power bill for my gigantic neon sign of Freddie Mercury -- then practically speaking, that $100 was doing nothing in my pocket, and now, it's actively doing work on my behalf towards doing good in the world.