Hey, this is the thread for the personal thoughts about the topic in missions. I'll be sharing things I've experienced sometimes. Try to be polite.

On the idea if giving out cigarettes:
People smoke. It's nice to give people things. It's just an idea. Street price of a cigarette in cities is between 25¢ and bus fare.

On giving out drugs: If you feel like it, do it where it would be appreciated. I don't endorse it. I'm not going to tell someone what to do, I will just mention what they could do.

>>2 Wow.
Sure, people smoke, people take drugs - still the world doesn't become a better place if you give out drugs and cigarettes, idiot.
I mean you're helping people to die sooner.
Then you should honestly call your mission "assisted suicide for homeless people".
But yeah, at least you solve the problem: There are less homeless people then.

>>3 This was really mean. This is not what a dollars should say.

>>4 while it sounds mean, it is true. What he was meant to say is, share your wealth in a nicer way.

>>2 why do I have a feeling that you're trying to act like Izaya? I mean stop giving option to make people's live worse. This world is already shitty enough.

>>5 I'm not sure if you're trying to give me advice or insult my idea nicely... I understand how giving cigarettes out seems like a bad way to help people, but I think it's better to give someone a cigarette over giving them $5 that they'll spend on cigarettes anyway. I've done that, actually.

If a homeless person wantes coffee money, cigarette money, or food money you give them money without knowing what their actually going to get.

I knew a 50 year old veteran, on the street, panhandling for alcohol money. They wanted it so they didn't freeze.

Nicotine is an appetite suppressant. If someone smokes a cigarette, they feel less hungry. 2 sandwiches made me feel as full as half a sandwich and a cigarette. Which meant that I had more food for when I needed it, and still didn't feel like I was still hungry.

If you won't give someone a cigarette, OK. Do I give people cigarettes, yes because I know it helps.

>>6 make sense, yeah I just saw so many Izaya-like people this time around. Sorry for that, I see what you mean by that.

>>7 No hard feelings. I'm just sad that out of ever idea I listed giving people cigarettes is the only thing anyone seems to care about.

>>8 Well make some other example I think? This world is that shitty and I'll be honest that I may have contribute to that too, If you see a dot in a plain paper then you'll only focus on that tiny dot, the one mistake is greater than thousands of kindness. Yeah, live to the fullest. A word from some dollars member that I know

There's a thread about this in missions already. I made this because people were starting to spam it with complaints.

>>10 "spam" complaints, chronos made one reply what

>>6 That's why I bought them pizza and softdrinks instead of giving them money.

You know, nicotine as an appetite suppressant and alcohol to heat up the body when freezing is just "fake help".
You're still hungry, you're still cold - you just don't realise it anymore.
In my opinion this kind of "fake help" is much worse than no help at all, for if a homeless person drinks too much, falls asleep and never wakes up cos he froze to death without noticing, then it's my fucking fault.
Better give them a blanket and buy them some McDonald's fast food as unhealthy as it might be, it's still the better option.

Sure, you can continue offering presents like lung cancer and liver damage - it surely will make the world a better place.
Amen.

>>12 that amen tho

>>12 preach

>>14 Like this:

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Hallowed be thy purity
Thy information shall lead newbies
To wisdom and salvation
Give us today our daily bumped threads
And forgive us our spamming,
As we forgive the spammers among us,
And lead us not into confusion,
But deliver us from nescience,
For Thine is the wisdom
The power and the glory,
Let's eat forever
Ramen

P.S. Since I hate meat, I actually hate Ramen lol

Why is everyone here so focused on on one idea? There's an entire thread of other ideas.

people tends to follow the crowds

Today someone on the street was trying to get a dollar for something to eat. As I was walking up a couple passed him and yelled that he should get a job. I gave him $10 and he said that was the nicest thing someone had done for him in years.

He said he was only on the street because of his student loans. He had wanted to be a lawyer, but without a stable address no firm would hire him.

☭share wealth☭


you goddamn commies!!!

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>>18 I agree with the couple. Why didn't he stay at his college job? I know I will stay at my college job until I land my career job. The only reason why they would be on the street is if they were lazy and didn't have a job in college and lived only off student loans. There is also deferment processes if you are in a low income job.

>>19 that made me laugh, very contradictory lol.

I do agree ths t people should share wealth, but most bums I see are doing it since it's less work than an actual job, addicted to something, or mentally ill.

I never give money to bums, but I do give them food. I got a lot of dirty looks from them too, since they only wanted the money for something else lol.

>>20 Next time you do that try talking to the person asking for some money instead of judging them.

Let me rephrase it, most people who beg for money aren't truly homeless. Most can get a job, or have a house and car. That's why they look at me pissed off when I give them food lol. If they were truly homeless they would be grateful for free food, not upset.

I have volunteered at a homeless shelter and the regulars are truly in need of help that money won't fix. They are mentally ill or addicted to something.

Also most truly homeless people don't beg for money, I have only seen very few people do so. Most do something like art or music and not just a sign. Others don't beg but rummage through trash.

Also I didn't judge the person prior to you knowing them in >>18. They had the privilege, still do, to get a temporary job just to have a roof over their head. I worked at fast food and have a job while taking out student loans. I don't know anyone who would drop their job, especially when in debt, which led me to conclude they are too lazy to get a temporary job before a career in law.

It also seemed as though you judged me as an asshole and didn't think of my previous experiences with homeless and beggars. Again, most truly homeless people, are not beggars.

>>22 I'm sorry. My comment wasn't meant to be judgemental. I'm just getting tired of people hating on something that's supposed to do good for the world.

AMAGEDON SHALT COME!

>>24 Not if we fix the world first.

>>24 Not if we fix the world first.