<i>Yes, donate to charity. But don&#x27;t publicly congratulate yourself.</i><p>Yes, and this is the concept I take issue with. If Bill Gates&#x27;s continued public dialogue over his charitable actions convinces other billionaires to join the cause, how is that anything other than a net positive? He may yet succeed in wiping out malaria when he might not have succeeded had he kept quiet.<p>The goal of any charitable act should be to make your charity obsolete. Quiet, private giving in small amounts without a coordinated plan does not accomplish that. It merely serves to feed somebody for another day.