Reply #146: not christian, princess [View All]

[sui generis]

but I have values nonetheless.

And some people of means give extraordinarily. The multi billion dollar Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Meadows Foundation, hundreds, if not thousands, of single family Foundations serving charity, culture, and the underprivileged, much less corporate foundations and groups of giving individuals.

Give props where props are due.

If Bill Gates liquidates his position to give it all to the poor, MicroSoft would collapse and the market would vomit blood. Speculation on the direction tech companies would cause layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and wage freezes. Sometimes, using POWER for good is a good thing. One woman's greed is another man's job.

Values are complex things. Giving and generosity and empathy to you fellow human, these are values to pass to your children.

But judging someone for not giving the same way you do or for giving more or less or not as often is not a good value to pass on.