My definition of service is #5, “to supply a person with something”

Illich says that “next to money and guns, the third largest North American Export is the U.S. idealist”. Illich seems to be saying that Americans think that they are supplying Latin Americans with a dream to strive for, motivation and inspiration, while all they are really providing is hopelessness and a pipe dream that many know they can never achieve. Thus, what they think is being supplied and what actually is are two different things, and the US volunteers are not really doing anyone a service at all.

I think this is a good example of my definition; although “to supply a person with something” has more material implications, I think that one can just as well supply people with ideas or goals.