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Karmabox - Do something good with one line of code

6 pointsby manumealmost 12 years ago

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dtpalmost 12 years ago
The idea of being presented with the names and faces of people in need and asked to choose who to give money to is so repellent to me that, if I encountered Karmabox on a website, I would choose not to donate at all.<p>Seriously. This makes me so incredibly uncomfortable. It's like you're forcing these people to compete with each other to get medical care.<p>I realize that donating to all of them is an option, but it doesn't make the presentation any less icky to me.<p>When I give to charitable causes, I want to feel like I'm entrusting it to people capable of making informed and compassionate decisions about the most impactful way the money can be put to use. I know that charities often fall short of this ideal in reality, but I don't think the solution is to present me, a rich white Westerner, with a menu of suffering third-worlders to choose from. That's just gross.
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