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Kudos for people who are willing to make next to nothing inorder to "contribute to society". That said, I'd say for-profit Apple/Steve Job have made a bigger positive difference to the world than many non-profit organiziation is able to do. Just becasue you are willing to sacrifies yourself doesn't mean you are making a bigger positive difference to mankind in general.
And I donate to Wikipedia, hundreds of $ at a time, because it enables opportunity to a wide number of people, creating a bigger chance that humanity will be improved through knowledge enhancement on a huge audience (3X% have internet access on the globe, so that's over 2 billion benefited some-what directly). Some of them might even use their knowledge to transform the less fortunate and less fortunate parts of the world. That said, I won't give a dime to an odd African kid or two tho. Let alone downtown drug addicts.
And sorry to be cold hearted, you need to have enough downtown drug addict to end up in high profile tragedie,s to have enough deterence for more people to become drug addicts. I bet you there indeed are some people who think that worst case they become drug addicts and the gov't safety net will support them. We gotta stop this line of thinking Hard.
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2012-11-29 16:38  [/quote]
Regarding African kid, we are talking about LIFE here...many sick kids without medication, without a need to go to school...so that's why the tragedies repeat generation after generation. If they receive proper help, things could change. They need a chance to go to school, more clean water, more food, more medical supplies...
Regarding drug addicts, even though I have less sympaphy for them, I do believe some have no choice...not everyone is born as lucky as us...with a supportive family etc etc...those people need help. and they could one day become a contributor to the society, instead of a burden... |
發表於 2012-11-29 16:53
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