Shame on you, edw519. Where does he infer that Mr. Grass had such intent? Your inference that Hanson would prefer to denigrate rather than elucidate is speculative and insulting. Better you should forsake your sacred horse of generous people are beyond reproach and 'STFU'.

Hanson mentions "folks like Alex trying to 'do good'", and that his proposed alternative of funding innovation "wouldn't have looked so good for Mr. Grass". He notes that Mr. Grass "[showed] loyalty to his clan", but parents also show unfortunate baby dribbling, whether they like to or not. Even the quoted line fails to show whether Mr. Grass is of the former or latter group. Hanson laments the social structures that promote and reward "looking good" in lieu of "doing good", implying that someone with the goal of "doing good" may accidentally "look good" instead.