When basic needs are fulfilled many humans tend to want to satisfy needs around contributing to making the world a better place. It’s a basic psychological mechanism.
This completely ignores my previous point. A few people who managed to self-actualize within the current global economic system will not change that system. As I previously mentioned, I am not interested in outliers, but rather systematic trends in economic behavior.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet aren’t only outliers in respect to donating but also in being the most wealthy people. Both of them basically believe that it’s makes more sense to use their fortune for the public good than to inherit it to their children.
To the extend that this belief spreads (and it does with the giving pledge), you see more money being used this way.
This completely ignores my previous point. A few people who managed to self-actualize within the current global economic system will not change that system. As I previously mentioned, I am not interested in outliers, but rather systematic trends in economic behavior.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet aren’t only outliers in respect to donating but also in being the most wealthy people. Both of them basically believe that it’s makes more sense to use their fortune for the public good than to inherit it to their children.
To the extend that this belief spreads (and it does with the giving pledge), you see more money being used this way.