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by Karupan 2141 days ago
People broadcast what they ate for breakfast! Doing the same when you have donated (any amount of money) doesn’t lessen it in any way.
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It lessens it for the author because they're looking for validation from someone in some type of way, the same way the breakfast people do. If you're content being someone that needs validation from other people for your actions, then sure, it doesn't lessen it for them.
I'm not sure if you have to "need" validation to want it. I think the author deserves every bit of ego boost they get from posting this