Where extraordinary becomes eccentric

Giving away stuff isn’t always an expression of pure altruism, but who cares? Freakonomics ran a story a few weeks ago on charity, claiming that it’s the writing of the checks, rather than helping those in need, what makes us feel good about ourselves. I don’t understand why some people despise this- the good is done, regardless of what the initial intentions of the giver were.

Companies also give away stuff for free all the time; for example today, both Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s will be handing out a coffee and a sandwich to anyone who walks into their restaurants. That’s a whole lunch! Almost… Nevertheless, it’s important that such business model is becoming increasingly popular and giving away company’s products for free to gain customer’s loyalty will likely increase in future. Perhaps also the products will evolve from junk food to something better.