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And Worldwalker has the nerve to criticise leebase for a reasonable comment and then puts this rubbish in about "company shills" and "Certain people..." If you've got accusations then have the courage to make them openly rather than on the sly... Worldwalker, I thought better of you... Curmudgeon doesn't justify this type of baseless comment!:
"And as for getting an iPad, if you wanted one: Certain people thinking of Apple's profits. That's what they're here for. Buy, buy, buy. But for those of us with hearts, those who aren't paid to only care about a particular company, yes, it does matter. Not just for the benefits to the people who need it right now, but to ourselves. Feeling good about yourself instead of greedy is worth more than any gadget. Just time-shift your spending. Let's say your discretionary funds, which you've been saving for your iPad, amount to $X per month. You find out that one will be available for you in 3 months. So you have $3X from your iPod fund you can spend on relief aid, and then refill the fund over the next 3 months from your discretionary line item. You're doing what you can to help, so you feel good. You're still buying an iPad as soon as you can, so the company shills are happy. Everybody wins."
And doing good is not about self, self, self feeling good, it's about improving the lot of someone else.
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