• AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    The mutual_aid comm literally saved me from being homeless and losing my pet cats that I’ve had for 10 years.

    It has a very large chance of funding self destructive behaviors of mentally ill people that ultimately drive the individual further into poverty and misery.

    Fuck you Nancy Grace. “Don’t give that homeless man money! He’ll use it on drugs

    What’s the worse problem? Someone getting something ‘they don’t deserve’ or someone not getting something they need to live?

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      20 minutes ago

      That’s great, good for you.

      I think drugs are great, but they can be very harmful for people who are already mentally unstable. I deal with homeless people frequently, and in many cases, abusing drugs is a major problem for them and giving them money just perpetuates a self destructive cycle that eventually ends with them dying before their time.

      Someone not getting something they need to live is the worse problem, which is why sending your charity off into the interwebs with hopes and prayers that it has a positive impact is a very naive and lazy way of doing things. You should be making sure that it helps those who are most desperate, and the only way to ensure that is to do your giving IRL.