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The notion of a virtuous do-gooder saving the day is too simplistic for this story.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
With legalization in California, whole waves of MBA-wielding Silicon Valley players, dollar-signs in their eyes, were moving in on territory that had once been the sole domain of hippie do-gooders and professional outlaws.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
JPMorgan Chase’s Strategic and Resiliency Initiative is do-gooder capital to suit the latest trends.
—Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
As one of the top do-gooders for a company devoted to good deeds, Altman said he is blessed to be able to branch beyond career and corporate goals to something more substantive.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
With legalization in California, whole waves of MBA-wielding Silicon Valley players, dollar-signs in their eyes, were moving in on territory that had once been the sole domain of hippie do-gooders and professional outlaws.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
JPMorgan Chase’s Strategic and Resiliency Initiative is do-gooder capital to suit the latest trends.
—Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
As one of the top do-gooders for a company devoted to good deeds, Altman said he is blessed to be able to branch beyond career and corporate goals to something more substantive.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Do-gooder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-gooder. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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