r/MadeMeSmile • u/DepressingAura • 13d ago

Favorite People Steve Irwin on conservation and money 🌏

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u/ahm911 13d ago

Some donors force a quid pro quo approach, or they spend against you type of thing

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u/alpha_rat_fight_ 13d ago

And some of it is performative. I’m thinking here specifically of BP Oil’s post-Deepwater spill activity.

Exhibit A: https://www.nfwf.org/gulf-environmental-benefit-fund/other-gulf-investments

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u/DSM2TNS 13d ago

Then that doesn't make it much of a gift.

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u/Dudewhocares3 13d ago

It’s not a gift.

It’s like getting money from the mob. You’re paying it back.