Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Cargo Cult Mentality of Altruism

Though I have no issue with performing an occasional altruistic act for an individual down on their luck, said acts, in the majority of instances, only temporarily alleviate, rather than allow individuals to necessarily rise up from, the pit of want in which they may be mired.

Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim, seems to grasp this as evidenced by the following comments:

"Our concept is more to accomplish and solve things, rather than giving; that is, not going around like Santa Claus,” said Slim, as he cracked jokes, smoked a cigar and outlined business plans at a rare news conferences. “Poverty isn’t solved with donations."

I’m certain that Slim’s musings will be pilloried by the do gooders.

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Posted by John Venlet on 03/13 at 11:15 AM
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