"I mean, surely we are all part of various communities, and in other
contexts we wouldn't do
this."

I'm curious about where you get that information if you believe it is fact?
Personally, I'm currently connected to 3 other support-actions of a similar
nature and the obvious relativity of this vanagon, PIF one and those 3
others is that we simply care for other people and have empathy for their
circumstances, and have some resources that we can share.

Just my perspective, but I think it's similar to people who donate blood
to the Red Cross for 40-50 years and never use it for themselves or
family. There is an essential goodness and empathy for others in our
larger tribe ... out of Africa just a few 250K years ago, or there-abouts.
;-)

bob

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