tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13470399.post3985647493036194297..comments2008-05-15T14:19:26.250-07:00Comments on The $5 philanthropist - GiveMeaning: Here we go again.Tom Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07446421330879259637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13470399.post-66692978584761742662008-02-18T13:44:00.000-08:002008-02-18T13:44:00.000-08:00You're never going to make everyone happy. I wrote...You're never going to make everyone happy. I wrote an article about the <A HREF="http://www.meme.ca/One-Laptop-Per-Child-8-Days-Left-015263.php" REL="nofollow">laptop project</A> a few months ago and a reader emailed to say that health care is more important than laptops. This may be true, but I find it irrelevant. The guys at the MIT media labs are not doctors or even grassroots activists so I don't really see how a privately-funded venture with an altruistic mission can be faulted for not being health care. They're trying. Give Meaning is a great story not because it is the perfect organization, but because a couple of guys who have every privilege in the world seem to be trying. To cut them down without offering an alternative model of support is really just a call for no support at all. Maybe I'm wrong, but with all good intentions, I'm trying as well. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.meme.ca/Media-vs-The-Whiz-Kid-017430.php" REL="nofollow"> Read entire article: Meme.ca</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com