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Giving money to charity merely boosts your ego and feeds your vanity. Do you agree?

Posted - October 15, 2017

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  • 44175
    Not really. It might feed some homeless people, though.
      October 15, 2017 3:11 PM MDT
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  • 2465
    Charities help a lot of adults and children in unfortunate and devastating circumstances and if it makes the person feel good about themselves by donating, it's icing on the cake. 
      October 15, 2017 3:25 PM MDT
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  • 17364
    No
      October 15, 2017 3:28 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    No, it's mainly about getting the tax deduction. Hopefully people give that money to worthy charities, not ones that have "operating expenses" that run in the middle 80% range.
      October 15, 2017 3:41 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    No I don't agree
    hopefully it helps those in need
    and it always feels good to help people
    as it should... 
      October 15, 2017 4:14 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    yes but they need to get money from somewhere
      October 15, 2017 4:30 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    Im sorry. ;(
      October 15, 2017 5:14 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    No, most money I give to charities is so they can do good with it in cases where I cannot help personally. 
      October 15, 2017 5:15 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    It is better to give than to receive. You need to do things for people. Self-esteem, the ability to like yourself, only comes after you've done something that makes you likable. You can't bs yourself. No matter what you tell yourself or what slogans you memorize about how everyone is special, you'll think of yourself as special when you do something special.

    If you think you're special when you haven't done something special, you're not healthy and well-balanced; you're a narcissist, disconnected from reality. Amateur philosophers who try to instil "self esteem" in people are teaching them to disconnect from reality.
      October 15, 2017 8:42 PM MDT
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