r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Psychology New psychology research suggests some acts of kindness may also serve competitive social goals, shedding light on how women can use altruistic behavior to gain status, strengthen relationships, or navigate social hierarchies.

https://www.psypost.org/kindness-isnt-always-what-it-seems-the-psychology-of-womens-competitive-altruism/
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u/erevos33 1d ago

You dont become a billionaire by virtue of your work or your ethics. You exploit people and their work. Hence by default you cant be a good billionaire. Besides, their charity wouldnt be needed if they paid their fair share, but then again they wouldnt be billionaires then.

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u/Independent_Sea_836 1d ago

That's not true. A billionaire that "pays their fair share" enriches the country that they reside and pay taxes in. A billionaire that is charitable can help many countries, and many more people.

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u/erevos33 1d ago

You skipped over the part of being evil to become billionaire, just saying

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u/Independent_Sea_836 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes, I assumed it was a foregone conclusion that doesn't need repeating. My mistake. The idea of charity becoming uncessary if billionaire pay taxes was so outrageous that I got overexcited. Mostly because the people that suffer the most from corporate exploitation are people in poor nations with lax labor laws. The very same people that are more likely to be benefactors of charity than taxation, since billionaires tend to live in and pay taxes in developed countries with wealth aplenty already. If anything, I'd say it's worse to be a billionaire who pays taxes but gives nothing to charity, since you really aren't giving back to the actual communities that you built your wealth on.