[regularemployee]

> The fact that you give money to people you know rather than to nonprofits suggests that your motives are not as purely altruistic as you'd like them to be.

I think this is passing alot of misguided judgements. I'm not thinking to myself, "I want to be altruistic today" and donate, no. I see someone who is struggling with life because of monetary and I give them help (even though I don't get to write off these donations on my taxes).

> A good nonprofit is massively more effective per dollar, able to literally save multiple lives for the 5K you gave to your acquaintance.

I don't interact with people whom nonprofits are specifically targeting and I don't have bandwidth to reach out. How do I have time for that to save lives for X amount when people around me are struggling? Just turn a blind eye and donate to save "X lives" that I've never made and feel good about my actions? How is this altruistic behavior?