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> If your goal is to help people on a large scale and in a concrete, measurable way, getting rich should be one of your first priorities in life. Or... you cou
by md224 13y ago
> If your goal is to help people on a large scale and in a concrete, measurable way, getting rich should be one of your first priorities in life.
Or... you could also get a job at a non-profit / NGO / etc. Or you could work on trying to improve government programs so that the social safety net is more efficient and more effective.
Getting rich and doing philanthropy is certainly one way to raise money, but there are other ways to improve the world that don't involve immense personal gain as a first step.
- return0 13y agoManaging other people's money (what NGOs/state do) requires that somebody will pay that money (taxes etc). Those are not interchangeable roles.
- md224 13y agoNot sure what you're trying to say. Are you saying that for NGOs/governments to be effective, everyone needs to focus on getting personally rich to maximize how much money they can give via donations / taxes?