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    • LeninsBeard [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      If I weren’t giving that money to a homeless person I would probably be spending it on drugs and/or liquor anyway so it’s a lateral move at worst

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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      5 months ago

      Right? You’ve got nothing to do all day, you get harassed by cops and shit, everyone hates you. Fuck that, go get some cigs and a beer. Or whatever.

      • GalaxyBrain [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        5 months ago

        That’s perfectly good. Dimebags can be sold and joints can make flying a sign go by easier. I’ll generally kick down some smokes or a joint cause that’s what I have on me instead of cash most of the time. There’s one dude that I meet by the grocery store who doesn’t do any of that and usually just asks if I can grab a few groceries for him. Even if they aren’t gonna use whatever you give themselves, a lot of stuff can be exchanged. Like a dime bag is useless if they don’t have papers and a lighter (lighters are also a good thing to kick down if you think to keep extras) buuuut as said above it can be sold or traded and I can say as someone who has been, has a lot of friends who have been or currently are and doesn’t of my activism stuff based around, so the homeless aren’t a nebulous blob to me, you get good at turning anything of some value that you don’t need into things you do need.

    • Juniper (she/her) 🫐@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      THIS is what I mean when I say hexbear/chapo has the best takes on social issues

      It’s deeply ironic that employed and housed people are allowed to drink themselves silly during their time off, with many saying they are doing so because of having a “rough week”, but people with much worse conditions are expected to be completely sober