I’ve taken food out to the homeless before I can’t say I have met a veteran but we have done a few tours with food and Christmas presents in the past. It can be hard to find people when you are prepared though and you always see people when you don’t have anything.
Excellent. Do more of that, it'll make your heart sing more happily.
I agree but remember there are charities on here that got hit hard and people who get 0 on every single post on here now who used that money to eat. I do know someone that lived off it and then got every post taken to 0 for a differnce in opinion. So there are things closer to home too. I am not excusing snapping i am just saying that as much as we think of homeless people this is a very real way to help homeless people as they do have mobile phones and imagine being homeless and seeing you have money then it’s taken away 10 hours before payment day.
I wonder what these charities and people did before Hive existed?
Anyway, I think I've said my piece and, as I believe most charities exist simply to line the pockets of those running them, we should leave it there. I do my own work directly in the real world, mostly in support of veterans and that's all I really know about charitable endeavours.
Well I think the point is they come to rely on something when they put a long time in and it becomes regular enough. For example if you work a 9-5 but want to be a photographer there comes a point where your like ok I have enough jobs now I can go freelance. There is a point you can come to rely on something and put full time fOcus on it.
I happen to agree with you on most charities but I thought hive was quite unique in that it allowed you to help more personally like one animal shelter or one project to build a new house in Africa etc. It rly cuts out the red tape and lets you see the project.
Provided it's all legit, which so many are not.
That is true although some post daily upvotes and the photos so I guess they deserve the upvotes others get. It can be hard with charities tho I give you that.
That could drive someone to suicide you know or to give up completely. I just don’t like seeing people do ths So carelessly just cause they have a bit more power than someone else. I really do know people who fed themselves from this and ended up with 0 just because of a different opinion on covid. It’s sad.
I'm familiar with suicide as many of my military friends have taken that route due to the lack of Government assistance and issues with PTSD and moral injury...The thought of someone taking their own life over a downvote is simply laughable when compared to what I've seen and dealt with over the years so.
This conversation, moving to suicide over downvotes, is going in a direction I'd not like it to; you may not understand, but if you knew me you would.
I really don’t think it is I think for some people if they have a chance to get food that week and see a payout then it gets taken away ten hours before payout I really think that can damage someoen. Not someone who has access to other money but we forget who uses these platforms not everyone has money and many live in thirdworld countries where these kind of payouts can be life changing.
You speak of Hive as if it's everyone's saviour and continue down the downvote line. Just so you know, I issue downvotes, like $6 ones, when required. I think it's a good thing. Life is hard, for some, but cheating the system, double posting, plagiarism, is always going to get punished when I see it. I don't care if they have to eat...By doing the wrong thing they are taking away the opportunity for someone else to gain who is doing the right thing.
I thought I'd get that out there.
As I said above, comparing suicide on Hive to PTSD-related suicide is, to me laughable and ridiculous. As I also said, it's not something I'm comfortable with talking above for personal reasons and so won't continue this comment thread. Ok?
I think plagerism obviously is Fair enough but taking someone to 0 because you don’t like them or because they believe in having a covid jab vs not having one or they think the earth is flat or isn’t and laughing about it isn’t the same kind of reasoning. I am not sure we will agree on that one. But like I said it doesn’t take away that I shouldn’t have snapped back. The reason I looked him up actually was because I thOught the name sounded familiar from steemit coffee meetups back int the day and I just couldn’t believe this same guy was downvoting me constantly and not telling me why. I thought it was completely personal and I knew him. That’s why I googled the user name and tried to find out who he was. it wasn’t him and I shouldn’t have then laughed at the youtube that was really childish and immature of me. But just thought I should explain that was why I went looking. But like I said not excuseable to laugh at someone’s YouTube videos being a bit crazy whatever the circumstances, we are all a bit crazy anyways I know I am. Anyways Thankyou for engaging with me and although we will have to beg to differ on down voting and how it can negatively affect someone mentally I want to say Thankyou for chatting.
I downvote for blockchain abuse...It's not personal.
All the best Sarah, I hope you find happiness because you deserve it. If it is not on Hive then so be it; I'm pretty confident that your life is fulfilled elsewhere anyway.
Be well.
And I understand it’s als close to me for various reasons too which and shan’t share publicly but sorry if I brought something up for you that was certainly not my intention.