Seems to me that your hypothetical scenario sound more and more like you wanting someones approval.Does this apply for people not looking for handouts, but just putting the opportunities there? I personally think the difference is that asking for handouts and begging is an active thing, where this would be a passive thing.
There is no difference between active and passive, it's still asking for money, someone else's hard earned money.
An opportunity would be for someone to invest in a business, not the case here it would be someone giving you money for YOU to benefit from it.
You can call it whatever you want , an opportunity, something passive......it's still a handout, the difference is by calling it something else it makes you feel better, personally when I accomplish something I like to know that I did it on my own because of my hard work not because of someone else's.....than again I am old school and believe in hard work, not entitlement and free stuffs because I am special![]()