Today, as I said in class, I was reminded that there are a TON of problems that need to be addressed. Honestly, it's just overwhelming how much there is that needs to be done. In class, we discussed starvation, hunger, homelessness, education, disease, climate change, infrastructure, humanitarian efforts, military development, terrorism, and the spread of sports and music. There are plenty of areas of need that we did not even mention. If I were to be a philanthropist, I wouldn't know where to start. You would feel bad for ignoring other needy people.
My homework research brought to my attention that donating to the arts can be perceived as selfish. I read that Carnegie was often criticized for being a socialist because he gave back so much to education. If I had a lot of money, making the world a better place would be much harder than need be.
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