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Yorn  ·  4671 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Question for Hubski: Why do people give? Why do you?
Well, this is probably the part that you're not going to like. I didn't really get any enjoyment out of helping her specifically, but I get enjoyment out of the idea of doing it.

It's weird because I think I'm a charity addict sometimes. I probably have given away 15-20% of my net pay this year, but it's always trying to do more and more bizarre things, like when I gave 1 ounce of silver to each of a dozen campaign staff workers over Christmas or when I donated the full amount to some random kid's [Charity | Water](http://www.charitywater.org/) event where he was trying to "raise $250", then linked to it on Reddit and he ended up raising about $2,500 in total.

I'm constantly trying to figure out how to top the last one. And I think that's the whole point. I feel like I'm compelled to do the [Improv Anywhere](http://improveverywhere.com/) for charity. Hope this info helps!