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Maybe I’m Wrong

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These days, when it comes to narcissism in the (dis)United States, maybe resistance is futile. Maybe I should go full-Trump and embrace myself even more fully.

And start a gofundme campaign. I have many legit needs that are definitely profound and kinda social if we’re being honest. For example, I’m running a little low on Christmas lights. Even more critical though, the Good Wife and I need to burnish our environmental credentials. Among our leafy friends, the Honda Pilot is a bad look.

So please help us buy a Rivian R1S SUV when it comes to market in late 2020. Read all about it here. Because I am not greedy, I am setting the target at the base MSRP price of $72,500. If your largess exceeds that, I will purchase roof racks, insurance, and electricity.

What do you get in return? The peace of mind that comes with knowing you have helped meet an unmet need of the fastest highest order. Thank you in advance.

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Go Fund Yourself

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Narcissism takes many forms, some relatively subtle.

Like taking a perfectly good idea—direct person to person charitable giving—and ruining it.

Consider some scenarios:

  • Someone dies suddenly and the remaining partner is overwhelmed at the thought of providing for the children. He/she seeks funding for anticipated expenses including college tuition.
  • A non-profit seeks funding to buy tents for local, houseless men and women.
  • A land conservancy group seeks funding to buy and preserve even more environmentally fragile acreage.
  • A young man, from a family of limited means, seeks funding to study abroad.
  • A woman seeks funding to leave her job in order to be a professional triathlete.
  • A young woman is getting married abroad, but accidentally books the wrong tickets for two of her best friends. Now she “needs $1,200 to fix this mistake and encourages people to “Help spread the word!”

The first three, too legit to quit. The last three, distinctly illegit, well past time to quit.

For those still not clear on the difference between profound social needs and individual wants, here are eighteen more, cringeworthy, gofundme campaigns.