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When relief does not transition to development in a timely way, compassion becomes toxic.

Giving ti those in need what they could be gaining from their own initiative may well be the kindest way to destroy people.

The compassion industry is almost universally accepted as a virtuous and constructive enterprise. But what is so surprising is that its outcomes are almost entirely unexamined.