• Michael@slrpnk.net
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    23 hours ago

    Considering that I have volunteered my time to help and feed the homeless when I was healthy, and have volunteered a significant amount of time in my life, I’d be willing to if I had an organization alongside me.

    Why do you feel the need to purity test me?

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      21 hours ago

      None of this has anything to do with our conversation and I have no tests for you. I hope you the best and good luck.

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        20 hours ago

        Hope probably requires action too, otherwise nothing backs it up and grounds it into reality.

        Thanks for chatting, sorry it wasn’t worthwhile for you - it was worth it for me.

        I’ll keep working on myself, and when I am the shining beacon that even you could stand beside, maybe we could have another chat about caring and action.

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          20 hours ago

          You don’t need to pretend you are some victim and I’m judging you. You believe caring without action is meaningful and helpful while I think it is how people pretend to help without actually doing anything. We disagree and that is ok. It’s really not a big deal.

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            2 hours ago

            I believe action can come in a lot of different forms. I very often give advice online, barring my ability to do anything in the real world - due to my body not cooperating. There’s a lot on my list for myself, the people I love, and the community around me.

            Advice still isn’t the same thing as direct support and intervention, despite giving helpful tips and (hopefully) life-changing advice to probably hundreds of people by now.

            If I was pretending, I would’ve already deleted my account. I don’t choose to lie. I recently moved to a new area and I have checked out my opportunities for volunteering, but unless I travel to a major city (which I am unable to currently do), my impact will be minimal unless I spearhead an organization or group myself. I live in a very rural area with relatively few homeless or overtly disadvantaged people.

            But, of course, it’s okay to disagree. And, it isn’t a big deal at all. I chimed in to not virtue signal, but to be the person that I am, and to show that the world may not be as cold as your (valid) perspective sheds light to.

            I believe your experience is what you make it. I could easily fall into doom and gloom and let that be my reality, or I can open myself up to the idea that people who care are limited by their reality, but given the time, opportunity, and means would help others out.

            A vulnerable person could read your perspective and hurt themselves or worse. That was my specific reasoning for response. Hope that makes sense.