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When charitable giving becomes emotional self-medication

I've been giving $500 a month to different causes but I just realized I have no idea if any of it actually helps anyone and I'm starting to think I'm just paying money to feel less guilty about having money.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The act of giving can become more about managing our own discomfort than genuinely addressing suffering.

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