OK, I update my “surprise” based on this info that you donate so much to charity. Good stuff.
I was using that as an example of how 1) donations to well-meaning and efficacious current charities can have unintended negative consequences in the long run (i.e., make people dependent), and 2) investments in scientific research (including the societal infrastructure to support it) tend to pay off great dividends in the long run.
I’ve never heard anybody claim welfare was “efficacious.” Comparing public health charities to welfare rather than antibiotics seems pretty goofy to me.
OK, I update my “surprise” based on this info that you donate so much to charity. Good stuff.
I was using that as an example of how 1) donations to well-meaning and efficacious current charities can have unintended negative consequences in the long run (i.e., make people dependent), and 2) investments in scientific research (including the societal infrastructure to support it) tend to pay off great dividends in the long run.
I’ve never heard anybody claim welfare was “efficacious.” Comparing public health charities to welfare rather than antibiotics seems pretty goofy to me.