Re:A few months ago, a complete stranger gave me $10k (2021)
by munch117 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @05:38PM
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If you don't believe in altruism, then why are you here discussing how best to do it?
The kind of charity that is most likely to be fraudulent or completely ineffectual, is a small, local one. The bigger the organisation, the more cost-effective it is to do checks.
Re:A few months ago, a complete stranger gave me $10k (2021)
by bheadmaster on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:50AM
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I never said I don't believe in altruism. I just see greed as a more powerful motivator. Do you not agree?
> The kind of charity that is most likely to be fraudulent or completely ineffectual, is a small, local one. The bigger the organisation, the more cost-effective it is to do checks.
It's actually the other way around. The bigger the organization, the more room it has to cook its books and bribe the verifiers. Also, the bigger the organization, the bigger the tax cuts, which means bigger motivation for grifters.
Yes, some of charity money actually goes to those in need. But what part of it does go to the people who use that money to further exploit those very people they're helping? What if the total result is actually net-negative?
I believe that greed is a much more common motivator than altruism.