At any time I hand someone my money I don't 'know where it's going.' Not sure why I have to take a particular interest in someone who is standing on a street corner.
By giving, you are not buying anything.
By not giving you are not not-buying something.
To believe so either way is a delusion.
It's a personal choice and neither of them are wrong.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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