Comments on: Remarks on Philanthropy http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/ Problems Worth Thinking Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 Amy Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:50:10 +0000 http://thatistoothin.com/?p=433#comment-4098 Vitaly, Thank you for the insightful comments and I have to say I agree w/the sentiment that changing basic needs does not result in happiness. I don't know that the goal can be "eradicating poverty". Would love to discuss this with you further. Cheers. Vitaly,

Thank you for the insightful comments and I have to say I agree w/the sentiment that changing basic needs does not result in happiness. I don’t know that the goal can be “eradicating poverty”. Would love to discuss this with you further.

Cheers.

]]> By: Vitaly Pimenov http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 Vitaly Pimenov Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:14 +0000 http://thatistoothin.com/?p=433#comment-3570 Steve, I guess there will be much rethinking "stuff" involved in Brighter Way. When we introduce "happiness" as a goal, everything changes inevitably. Ideas designed in terms of material health most probably won't work out of the box. Steve, I guess there will be much rethinking “stuff” involved in Brighter Way.
When we introduce “happiness” as a goal, everything changes inevitably.
Ideas designed in terms of material health most probably won’t work out of the box.

]]> By: Steve Jennings http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Steve Jennings Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:05 +0000 http://thatistoothin.com/?p=433#comment-3569 Vit, thinking about your comments re: eradicating poverty/happiness. Brighter Way a zyOzy initiative is testing out this idea. Brighter Way = Happiness. Vit, thinking about your comments re: eradicating poverty/happiness. Brighter Way a zyOzy initiative is testing out this idea. Brighter Way = Happiness.

]]> By: Vitaly Pimenov http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 Vitaly Pimenov Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:44:51 +0000 http://thatistoothin.com/?p=433#comment-3568 I think “eradicating poverty” is not a correct name for a goal. Rather it should be called "preventing the explosion" or similarly. Under this title everything looks much more explicable. I think “eradicating poverty” is not a correct name for a goal.
Rather it should be called “preventing the explosion” or similarly.
Under this title everything looks much more explicable.

]]> By: Amy http://thatistoothin.com/2009/11/05/remarks-on-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Amy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:28:08 +0000 http://thatistoothin.com/?p=433#comment-3567 Vitaly, Thank you for the insightful comments and I have to say I agree w/the sentiment that changing basic needs does not result in happiness. I don't know that the goal can be "eradicating poverty". Would love to discuss this with you further. Cheers. Vitaly,

Thank you for the insightful comments and I have to say I agree w/the sentiment that changing basic needs does not result in happiness. I don’t know that the goal can be “eradicating poverty”. Would love to discuss this with you further.

Cheers.

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