The article discusses the reluctance of individuals to engage with charity fundraisers, citing a lack of emotional bandwidth and resources. The author reflects on their own giving habits, expressing frustration at the overwhelming number of worthy causes and their inability to prioritize them. Activist Rutger Bregman is highlighted as someone who aims to change the narrative around charitable giving in his book, 'Moral Ambition.' Bregman's insights challenge readers to reconsider their perceptions of capacity and altruism, suggesting opportunities for greater involvement in societal issues.
I ignore a lot of charity fundraisers or canvassers. If I ever go to an event and I see a stand full of leaflets, manned by someone in a brightly colored vest and with an ingratiating grin, I avoid them with a wide berth.
Most people care about the world, and they care about other people. Most people want to make the world better.
Bregman is far too polite and kind of an interviewee to do so explicitly, but a lot of what he said in our conversation - and in his book - was calling me out.
Most people can do more – I wrote above about how I have neither the resources nor the emotional bandwidth to do much more than I am doing. But is that true?
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