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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Then don't give them money directly. You can't control how they spend it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But if you just offer to buy them food, then people on the internet will complain at you denying them agency.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Can you provide an example of such complaining?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's people in this thread saying a gift card isn't a gift because it has stipulations on how it can be spent. They're not being super aggressive about it, but still. If you want to find that comment chain check my last post.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Okay? That has absolutely nothing to do with buying someone food.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mentioned it on a Discord server and got such responses as "Oh shut up. Let people have agency." and "It's just restricting more control from societies most vulnerable group."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So a couple of people on a Discord serve said that and you extrapolate it to the entire internet?

Let's take an informal poll. Who here would criticize someone who offered to buy a homeless person a meal? Please speak up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't think I've seen anything that aggressive about it outside the Discord server, and it's the only one that really sticks in memory, but I've also seen a few comments in threads here and there sharing the sentiment less aggressively.

But it's also worth noting that any time you talk about doing something selfless, there will be people trying to poke holes to diminish it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Without the xkcd I wanted to downvote... Lol...

I refrained from voting at all instead

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Fair enough.

I mean mwahaha, I can use xkcd as a shield!!!