You&#x27;re basically name-calling, which is unproductive. While I&#x27;m not in agreement with OP, some levels and methods of altruism&#x2F;volunteerism can end up being counterproductive. A certain level of free &lt;insert good&gt; to a region is useful. Above that, or for too long, and you end up harming local farming and manufacturing, to the point where they may also depend on the free goods.<p>I&#x27;m lacking specific articles and lines of research, but charity seems to be better when it&#x27;s establishing people on their own (teaching them a trade, providing them a global market for the goods they already produce, education, medical, etc.) than <i>giving</i> them a <i>thing</i>. We have to be careful when giving to others that we don&#x27;t simultaneously diminish them. All of this is a balance, and the correct balance very much depends on the extent of the need and the existing capabilities and limitations of the people involved so no universal line can be drawn.