I endorsed something like aid scepticism for quite a long time. After I graduated from college, I decided against applying for jobs at non-profits partly because of stories I’d heard about food aid being stolen and sold by corrupt governments, and assumed there was no way I could have an impact under these conditions. I donated to development charities, but I always felt uneasy about whether I was actually helping others or merely alleviating my own sense of guilt about being born privileged in a world with so much need.
