If I were Filthy Rich
By yelowin+45 Would a part of you feel guilty if you won?
I think with everything that’s going on, if I win, especially an unfathomable amount like hundreds of millions, I would definitely use 50% for good. Not necessarily charity as much as creating different systems companies and other things that can make something good and useful in the world - maybe also lobbyists or stuff like that. The real question is if it was a smaller amount would I still put apart that much— no tbh, but I would try to aim for a large amount still, but not ahead of time unless I can be set up without it. I do think if that’s the case though I would definitely feel guilty. The world is so shit and it just feels unbearable being unable to do anything real or big against it, and if I theoretically could and wasn’t I would feel guilty probably.
Don’t get me wrong I would still be joyful and enjoy it but I do think realistically it would stress me out some too (if it’s a large amount but not big enough to be true fu money and more of a prioritization was necessary)
Recent responses
+38 @Ruthless4u No I have ideas to help families of children with Apert’s syndrome, cortical vision impairment and childhood apraxia of speech if I was fortunate enough to win a substantial amount. It’s not out of guilt, these are areas of the medical field that grossly underserved.
+34 @WalkingOnSunshine83 Hell no, absolutely zero guilt. Anyone who buys a ticket and wins, gets that money fair and square.
+31 @Forward_Teach7675 I have been donating(losing) to these blockbuster jackpots for decades. After a win, guilt would be the furthest feeling from my mind. No doubt of that whatsoever.
+23 @Restil Guilty about what? Anyone who spends $5 on a lotto ticket could instead donate that money to any of a huge number of charitable causes. I can guarantee you that absolutely none of them are buying lotto tickets with the expectation that they are making a charitable contribution by proxy. All of them buy tickets with the hope and expectation that the winner will be permitted to use those funds in whatever way they see fit with no expectations to the contrary. They just each hope that they are the winner. My point here is that millions of people could have supported charitable causes at a rate greater than the ultimate lotto winner could, but chose instead to spend it elsewhere. The burden is not on you to solve the world's woes because a lot of other people wanted to instantly get rich.
+13 @steffloc No. Sometimes in life, I think things have been a test because of how bad some things have been. There are many, many, who have things worse than me, but I have had my moments. If I ever won, I would kind of think of it as all of those bad moments being worth it. I would also be able to take care of myself and others.
+12 @LPNTed Absolutely none. Granted, I wouldn't try to 'save the world'. But I'd definitely be open to opportunities to help a little bit here and there.
+8 @Southern_Source_2580 I'll simply wipe my tears with Benjamins.