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by ClumsyPilot 1484 days ago
> lets take econ 101.. from the point of view of the donor we can think charity nothing more, nothing less than entertainment

Sounds like you failed econ 101.

If you only take the viewpoit of a sociopath, you will miss some crucial detail, like empathy, which is the reason people donate.

I donate because want to stave off ecosystem collapse, but you come across as the kind of person that would rather invest 2 billion in personal bunkers than 1 billion in ecosystem restoration, because the former is 'value' and the latter is 'entertainment'