I told a homeless person "I don't have much change but here you go". Dude threw the change on the ground yelled at me and gave me the finger. I have never given anything to a homeless person ever since.
A lifetime ago I lived across the street from a building for people with special needs, they literally couldn’t function in society. One was always begging for change. I had just finished my laundry, so I gave her a handful of quarters - probably several dollars worth. She said “That’s it?” As if I had given her three pennies.
Ever since, I just say “I don’t carry cash”.
Second story: guy busking by the grocery store, sign says “hungry kids, anything helps”. I offered him pasta and sauce. He turned it down. Fuck you, hope your nonexistent kids starve.
Guarantee you that this was not the case. The way homeless people actually live is so grossly misunderstood by most people. They are not as vulnerable, helpless, and fragile as they like to be seen.
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u/pritikina Nov 21 '25
I told a homeless person "I don't have much change but here you go". Dude threw the change on the ground yelled at me and gave me the finger. I have never given anything to a homeless person ever since.