Comment on Is it normal that I feel pretty bad for ignoring homeless people begging for money?
foggy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Make eye contact and give a little nod. I’ve known homeless people to say the hardest most frustrating part was feeling invisible.
Asudox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That feels somewhat worse. Interacting with homeless people and not helping them kind of feels worse than just ignoring.
foggy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, I think there’s something there.
It feels worse to acknowledge a suffering sector of humanity than to ignore it.
But, it feels worse to be ignored when suffering than it does to feel seen when suffering.
neatchee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes. That’s the point. It feels worse for you, but better for them. If you want to be kind, deal with the discomfort. Otherwise just admit it’s not about the money and you’re just looking after yourself :)
Asudox@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Now that you say it, it does indeed seem like that.
DessertStorms@kbin.social 11 months ago
What a genuinely and entirely selfish statement. 🤢
ArumiOrnaught@kbin.social 11 months ago
With statements like these it feels like you're not trying to change the situation. It feels like all you're trying to do is tear down this person, who is pretty obvious having moral issues over this thing.
If your goal is to help homeless people you're doing a shit job.
If you're trying to induce apathy, no notes. You're doing a bang up job.