Comment by imcritic
4 days ago
Why do you donate? Do you owe them anything? No. Yet, you still donate. But how much do you donate? Why that amount and not nearly everything? Surely there are people in need!
4 days ago
Why do you donate? Do you owe them anything? No. Yet, you still donate. But how much do you donate? Why that amount and not nearly everything? Surely there are people in need!
Can donations be egoistic? Wanting to improve others lives will lead to a better world also for me, even if that's one dime a time.
You are right. I haven't thought about donations possibly not being altruistic, but there actually are such ones. Personally I would say we need separate words to distinguish egoistic charity/donations from the altruistic ones.
But how does donating to some poor people abroad benefits you?