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• blackoil 6y ago
  Looking at everything as a global stat, also doesn't make any sense. If I spend a 100 USD on dinner, that is all earned/spent by me on my experience in my time-space bubble. Farmer in Africa on an orphan in Gaza wouldn't be directly impacted by that.
  • tonyedgecombe 6y ago
    >Farmer in Africa on an orphan in Gaza wouldn't be directly impacted by that. I think they probably would albeit in a small way. No doubt your dinner will include ingredients that are traded globally, cooked using energy and fuels bought in international markets, served by an immigrant from a poorer country, eaten using cutlery made in another. Driving your car to the restaurant will emit CO2 that is going to impact the poorest countries first. For better or worse we live in a globalised world where commodities are freely traded and some people are inevitably outbid.
• supportlocal4h 6y ago
  Whether you are a 1%er or an 80%er, there is some amount of money that wouldn't mean much to you but would mean a lot to somebody else. If it rubs you that wealthier people aren't more gracious with their wealth, please try to make a point of being gracious with your wealth. Figure out how to use $100 to change somebody else's life in a positive way. I think you'll find it is life changing for you after all. If $100 seems steep, try it with $20. Your life will get better quickly.