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[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Alternate headline: slave donates to those worse off

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I worked for a short time doing door-to-door solicitations for charity. The people in struggling neighborhoods were always more generous than people in rich neighborhoods. Mostly, just like no question, "oh yeah that sucks here's $20 if you're gonna use it to make things better, that's worth it to me." It's like when you get money you start to lose touch with what matters and what doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That's me except that I'm not in a poor neighborhood (firmly lower middle to regular middle class).

I've been poor, I've been hungry. Now that I'm not broke, I donate to causes and I buy food for anyone begging outside a grocery/convenience store. No one should be hungry for more than a few hours. No one should have to worry if they can buy diapers for their baby or food for their pet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I want to cross post this to uplifting news, but It seems like I am not well liked there. Anyone willing to?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Have you seen what they have on there for "uplifting" news. This fits great