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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 8337605, member: 24754&quot;]I didn&#039;t mean to say that what the museum was doing was ethically problematic, or that the need for this kind of thing isn&#039;t easy to rationally deduce. I&#039;m just remarking about what would be my emotional reaction if it happened to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a scenario that might clarify my perspective to some degree:</p><p><br /></p><p>- If my friend told me that they desperately needed $500, I would give it to them no questions asked and feel good about having helped them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>- If I gave my friend a $500 gift and then learned that they had sold it to somebody else for the money, that would piss me off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the museum thing would bother me because, if I am giving items, then my purpose would have been to provide the public with the opportunity to view them. If the items end up in private collections so that they museum can get the money, then the museum benefits while going against my intentions.</p><p><br /></p><p>But again, I understand why they do these things and I don&#039;t blame them, but that doesn&#039;t mean that donors wouldn&#039;t be justified in having hurt feelings over the ordeal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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