(Unpopular opinion)
Charity is not altruism.
Charity is selfishness, because it serves the giver more than the receiver.
The one who receives, it will very often always be left destitute, while the one who does, it will be happy for the good deed.
Discussion
Please post this to #thinkdangerously or #getoffended.
And I agree with you 100%.
I’m curious whether you have had personal experience with this as I have earlier in life.
Wow, you hit the nail on its head!
Worst part about it is, that some people think, I'm just egoistic for opposing the utter philosophical concept of charity. :D
Charity or generosity or dana (in buddhism) is an altruistic deed that is greater than loving oneself, as we are all connected. Generosity trains the heart of the giver to not be attached with what they have. There is nothing good in amassing wealth for oneself, as wealth can only be of value when shared
So we stop stacking sats? 🤔
My present self wishes to be charitable to my future self. This serves future me far more than present me. Ha! I figured it out. Keep stacking. 😜
I didn't even mention anything about stacking sats. You spoke about charity, as I did too. It's clrystal clear in my head, charity. Not sats. Charity in general
I understand, it is right that everyone has their own opinion, we cannot all agree.
Simple math:
Those who have been given love, don't find it difficult to give love back. Those who have scarcely received any love or no love at all, have a hard time giving love. Their intellect cannot fathom the virtue of giving because they have been deprived
It might be worth doing a deep dive into discerning between “pity” and “compassion” I see charity all too often coming from pity which is a top down, usually disempowering action towards the recipient. Compassion on the other hand can definitely include tough love so to speak and tends to be more altruistic. Pity often extends suffering where compassion often touches on doing hard choices to lessen suffering. That’s where I got to on it.
On this I fully agree, compassion is the highest form of charity and has nothing to do with money.
Any action taken to satiate your own ego . Philanthropy is not always for the best purpose . I see what you’re alluding to