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RE: Helping Out our Homeless Bros, aka "HoBros", Using Advanced Materials Technology!
Dude you are a wonderful human being! I honestly believe you deserve the monetary resources you have gained on this platform. Your stories and articles are great. I hope you continue to do well and continue to help those in need when possible=)
No I'm not. Two persons with experience being homeless in this thread have told me that my efforts are meaningless and of no use to them. It would seem that I have a lot to learn.
I think the fact that you listened, means absolutely you are a good person.
I just think you have to realise, there's no real difference between you and I. If you were in my situation, I have no doubt you'd have the resourcefulness strength and ability to survive.
What you'd be most hungry for is opportunity.
Also pizza, pizza's good.
I don't really care whether you think I'm a good person. That's the emotional reward that slacktivists look for by virtue signaling. I want to learn how to alleviate immediate suffering more effectively.
I don't have any hope for making changes by getting more involved in politics. Maybe that's my error? But the Utah solution can be implemented near-term and on a city by city basis, I have a lot more hope for that.
The opportunity I try to spread is to teach people what Steemit is and how to use it effectively in a couple minutes. What sort of things to post, what tags to use, what introduceyourself is, etc.
The main problem I have encountered so far is the language barrier. Even those who speak a little bit of English often don't speak enough to understand complex instructions. I'll think on this though, and devise a solution. Printed cards maybe? I would need help translating them though, into Spanish mainly.
You are heads an shoulders above many if most of us. If ONLY for expressing this concern. I feel less of a man for NOT doing so.
You have my respect. For whatever that's worth.
I think small comforts and compassion go a long way for someone who is suffering. My family was poor as shit when I was a kid and while we had a roof over our heads there would have been many times we would have gone hungry if it were not for the kindness of others, many times we would have gone cold if others were not so kind as to contribute to the bill. Should they have demanded affordable food and heat from the local government instead of supplying the immediate need? Could they be capable of doing those two things simultaneously? Things do not happen overnight.
People do not get to dictate how we show our kindness. We do. If individuals are "offended" with how people show their compassion then they can reject it.
I appreciate you coming to my defense. He did make an important point though. He can dictate how I show my kindness if he wants, maybe I can be more effective at it using his suggestions.
I think communication and learning from new information in order to find increasingly effective ways to help is indeed a good quality. I sincerely believe you want to help others. You are a wonderful human being in my eyes.