Blog Post #1

My first response to the reading is found of page 435 (pretty sure), in the last paragraphs. The reading says, “Does your preferred good deed make as much of a difference as simply handing over the money? If not, how good a deed is it really?”

This quote makes me think that the needy are choosy, and I think that to some people, if they were told that would more likely say that the needy won’t get anything at all. It reminds me of the saying, “You get what you get and you don’t through a fit.” I think that no matter what, if you are giving something to people in need, that is a good deed. I don’t think that pressuring a person who is giving something to charity should be shamed and asked if the money they spent would’ve been more helpful as just the money. But to other people, giving money is easier than going out and buying something. 

My second response is from the very last page and is a quote from Rodley that says, “Everyone can be doing more than they currently are.”

What Rodley is saying is in fact true for the most part. I have never donated to charity, and I have had money that I didn’t necessarily need but kept it and saved it. I think that this whole passage is hypocritical because the whole thing is talking about how people should strive to get a job to benefit people in need instead of yourself. Don’t pursue a career in the arts because how are you supposed to help people with art? I think that it’s not the world’s responsibility to live an unhappy life in order to help the rest of the world. Which then makes me or who ever agrees with me feel selfish and guilty so then they might change their mind. and end up falling into the EA trap.