Wilford W. Anderson has been credited with the following observation: “The greater the distance between the giver and the receiver, the more the receiver develops a sense of entitlement.”
I have been able to witness this principle in action many times. I have seen colleagues who openly mock the individuals who so graciously and generously donated the funds that allow them have employment. On the other hand, I have been impressed by one colleague who deliberately buys the products of a company that funds part of his research.
In the Old Kingdom, a number of wealthy individuals set up a series of endowments. The purpose of these endowments was to provide offerings for the deceased in perpetuity after they were gone. The endowments do not seem to have been used for the intended purpose more than one generation after the death of the donor. This may provide some historical evidence for Anderson's observation.