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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
macleod
transgang-deactivated20201105

you know even if a homeless person or a starving person is in that position because of their own "bad decisions" i don't care. it doesn't matter. no supposed financial misstep is enough to condemn someone to homelessness or poverty.

sapphoandvanzetti

Search and rescue teams do not ask if a hiker was properly equipped and prepared before they go out to look for them.

EMTs do not ask if a driver checked their mirrors before they take them to the hospital.

Lifeguards do not ask if a swimmer made a mistake by going into a riptide before they dive in after them.

Judgement doesn't help anyone, including you, the person doing the judging. Just help people. Just shut the fuck up and help people.

spoopyandtired

people are allowed to make mistakes. we're supposed to. We're human. Those mistakes should not mean dying or being deprived of basic needs like shelter or food.


It also shouldn't mean having to be deprived of things that make you happy, beyond just the basic needs of survival.

cazort

The time to warn people about reckless behaviors is NOT when a person is in dire need. It's too late then. We already lost the opportunity to help the person in this way.

Help the person in the way you can, in the moment, and set aside the thoughts about prevention.

These thoughts may be useful for helping other people in the future. Prevention is often more effective and more efficient than rescue and damage control. It is often cheaper and saves more lives. But there is a time and place for it.

When you find yourself having those thoughts like: "You should / shouldn't have done such-and-such thing." set that thought aside for later. Maybe share some educational material later, in a place where people like the person in immediate need might have it reach them, so they don't end up in the same predicament.

But for now, either help if you can, or clear out and allow someone who can, without getting in the way.