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The mixture of motivations includes a desire to contribute something to humanity, a desire to make a mark or achieve recognition, or a desire to gain experience that might enhance your ability to get hired.

It can be a hobby like model trains and it can be a a social context like joining a club or going to church.

But it's safe to say that nobody is volunteering "to make billionaires even more profit."



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