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by jongjong 29 days ago
Yes. A lot of people have a very loose definition. Which is strange to me.

Some people think of the postman who brings them letters as "helping" but I don't consider it that way as they're being paid.

The people who volunteer to charities are helping, I guess... Though some of them may just be looking for future leverage/opportunities; e.g. padding their resumes...

Some people, especially who have money, tend to struggle to isolate the monetary incentive and discount the value of money being given to the person in exchange.