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> This does not necessarily mean that they do not provide charity donations. They may just do it in a smarter way, for example attending charity dinners/events
by markdown 14y ago
> This does not necessarily mean that they do not provide charity donations. They may just do it in a smarter way, for example attending charity dinners/events where they get to rub shoulders with other affluent people.
Smarter = self-serving?
- jiggy2011 14y agoI suppose you could say that, or an alignment of interests.
- chii 14y agopeople don't donate (at least, not those huge donors who throw lavish dinner parties) out of the kindness of their own hearts. They do so to appear charitable, and to show off their status. THis is why you don't often see private, undisclosed and anonymous donations in large amounts. When a rich elite donates money, they are doing it to sing praises for themselves - whether they admit it consciously or not. The end result is still good - i don't care whether their charitible activities are self-serving, provided that it achieves the results of helping those who needed the charity.