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When charitable giving feels more about personal comfort than genuine change

I donated a large amount to racial justice causes after George Floyd but now I wonder if I was just trying to ease my white guilt instead of actually helping.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The motivation behind acts of solidarity becomes suspect when they primarily serve to alleviate the giver's discomfort with their position.

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