Men in Gorilla Suits Ep. 159: Last Seen…Volunteering

Some people feel it’s a huge obligation to help others, while others are mostly interested in helping themselves and a few people close to them. Is one view of society right and the other wrong? What about those who volunteer more to boast about all they do, rather than actually helping causes? Can a person be like, “Fuck it — I look out for Numero Uno,” and still be decent…or must we all give more of ourselves than we have to give? (And at what point is giving convenient and actually a personal sacrifice?)

In short, is there a proper way to volunteer one’s time?

That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s episode of Men in Gorilla Suits.

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We kick it all off by talking about how often we volunteer our time, and quickly jump to the last time we volunteered. On that topic, we discuss what we last did to help others — and why we volunteered our time and energy.

Want to know if we’ve ever volunteered to get something in return? Well, listen in ’cause we talk about that. And also find out our ideal volunteering scenarios.

After that, we chat about whether or not we’ve been forced by loved ones or even the state to volunteer our time…and then we move on to our worst — and best — volunteering experiences.

Are we so ingrained with volunteering that others volunteered their time for something we organized? And is there a societal obligation to volunteer?

We close it all out by talking about how often we’ve volunteered for things no one else wanted to do.

Feel free to volunteer a little bit of your time and leave a comment about this week’s episode.

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