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What I'm saying is that people aren't efficient, and that's not a flaw. It's not wrong to prioritize your family, friends and community in how you want to spend
by Traster 4y ago
What I'm saying is that people aren't efficient, and that's not a flaw. It's not wrong to prioritize your family, friends and community in how you want to spend your charitable giving. If you, and everyone elses, actions says "Actually we want to sort out this problem of stray dogs and cats in my community" maybe we need to examine why, rather than turning into a robot and say it's illogical.
- sweetheart 4y agoI see what you’re saying, but it’s also worth pointing out how unbelievably biased and myopic human beings are. If we only ever did what felt right in the moment without trying to take a larger view of something then we’d let really foul systems endure which cause lots of problems for those that fall outside of the worldview of whoever is doing the charity. What I mean is, we are flawed, and sometime we need to account for those flaws by relying on systems we establish. Sometimes that might feel weird or wrong, but that’s probably because our gut instinct is to adhere the “flawed” parts of our reasoning (which are the same parts that lead humans to be racist, homophobic, bigoted, speciesism, etc.)
- ineptech 4y ago> If you, and everyone elses, actions says "Actually we want to sort out this problem of stray dogs and cats in my community" maybe we need to examine why I think this is exactly what EA is trying to say! Think about what you want, examine it, and if you still want to donate to a pet shelter, then great, go do that. Or, if examining it makes you want to give to some other cause, do that instead. Either way, the point is to think about it, as opposed to just mindlessly giving to whatever cause has the slickest brochures or ads on TV with celebrities.