Amy Schiller argues that giving to others is great, but our contemporary notion of philanthropy is broken.

  • LoamImprovement@beehaw.org
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    8 months ago

    Generosity is not a substitute for justice. A billionaire could give up literally every dirty dollar, but the people who worked themselves to a walking death to make that money can’t get their time back. That’s lifetimes of separation from family and community. That’s an avalanche of mental health issues that never go away. The damage is already done.

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      8 months ago

      Agreed and I think this is something most of us are acutely aware of, but I think the interview added some interesting points beyond the usual “we need to fix wealth distribution instead of having philanthropy”