While I think I should not brag about this, I find it somewhat useful to act as a "good example" to encourage others to do the same:

While I supported the purchase of Gladys the previous year, I've now submitted a donation to the plans of some Londoners to bring a red double decker bus to Burning Man and run a bus service there:

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(Besides, I also regularly donate to more environmental and less exciting entities)