Yeah, how dare they help people in need just to make them look good?!?! They should have just left it alone and let the people down their die. And all those celebrities that donate money and then announce it!!! Good thing people don't see their posts and then think to themselves that maybe they can help and sacrifice a few bucks to the Red Cross. Selfish pricks, all of them.
I'm assuming your use of the vulgar term for the central male appendage was aimed at myself, and those more or less in agreement with my viewpoint, if so, I've been called much worse and didn't care overmuch, if not I apologize for being obtuse and missing the subject of the sarcasm. And, I really don't feel a need to defend myself or what charitable acts may I have or have not performed to you, or anyone else for that matter
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I didn't mean to suggest that corporate acts of beneficence such as AB supplying free drinking water in many disaster situations are entirely devoid of altruism, just that the decision to be a good corporate citizen is made with the understanding that most of the time, it becomes a net financial gain. If their good citizenship was entirely altruistic, it would be done anonymously, as many wealthy persons and companies have done throughout history. If they weren't at least partly motivated by the great PR, they would arrange for potable water to be supplied in containers that did not boldly state that it was supplied by AB.
I'm not slamming AB, I applaud them for being smart enough to understand the value of good citizenship, I would rather live in a world where more companies understand this and practice it, rather than fewer.