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Whether or not philanthropy (or any action) is genuinely a form of altruism is up for debate. Your own link points to many definitions and debates around the te
by jabradoodle 4y ago
Whether or not philanthropy (or any action) is genuinely a form of altruism is up for debate. Your own link points to many definitions and debates around the term.
In either case you can replace the word altruistic with ethical, moral etc in my original comment.
- andsoitis 4y agoI can understand your and other's people's view that any form of business-doing with Saudi Arabia means that you are immoral (I think this is what you're insinuating). In other words, a very binary world view. But I think that in practice it is much more nuanced and complex than that and jumping on one's high horse will likely get you thrown off that horse in due course.
- jabradoodle 4y agoI never commented on doing business with Saudi businesses, or in Saudi currency. I was pointing out the false equivalence in the comment that started this thread. If you think doing business with dictators that violate human rights is a nuanced issue, then I will happily ride my "high horse". As you said, they are VCs, there is no nuance, it is proffit and nothing else in the equation.
- andsoitis 4y agoDo you feel as categorically opposed then to all the VCs and each and every one of their portfolio companies because the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund invests in them? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35434510 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35434510