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I can't recall exactly where it was, but I remember seeing a series of news stories about water pumps and such installed in third-world countries to help them, but they didn't like them/didn't understand them so they just left them to fall into disrepair. Stories like that make me think why bother. They've survived this long, they can survive some more.
I've heard/read about this myself somewhere, and I understand what you're saying; in that case then yes, I would also have a feeling of "Why bother", but we've also got to be careful not to label them all as having the same mindset and try to help those who are indeed wanting/needing of assistance.