Comment by fragmede
5 hours ago
People treat you differently if they think you have money or did something heroic. Sometimes people don't want to be treated any differently just because you have or did something special. If you liked who I was before you knew I had money, then I'll know you liked me for me, and not my money. The Bay Area foundation might be someone who made it rich in an IPO but doesn't want their friends to know about it.
There is also a Christian (and likely other religions/philosophies though I don't know any) teaching to not take glory to oneself.