To be charitable to them, I think most of them are sincere enough, it’s just that people who only have a theoretical understanding of hardship have a tendency to retreat back into theory when the going gets tough—because that’s all school and life have taught them to do.

That’s because the real purpose of most non-profits is to offer a chance for white people to play ‘white savior’ roles.

Yup. I’ve often though that nonprofits are like welfare for the college educated children of the upper middle class, with exceptions (i.e., the author).