Maybe the fact that a third-party platform takes a percentage on the tip/coffee makes it somehow more legitimate.
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Gofundme + Facebook
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Lot of that on Nextdoor. I have an account there under a fake name that I only use for lurking occasionally and the drama and begging on that place is absolutely disgusting.
I haven’t seen much begging online. But yeah, online I don’t have to talk to people. So it’s better.
Ever hear of Go fund me?
Yeah but I don’t go there. Isn’t that a charity and project starting site? Do people just straight up beg there?
I know I’ve seen people with stuff like “Help me get quarters for laundry”
I think it’s hexbear that’s an instance with a few communities for begging.
In streets, they are talking to random strangers. Like I’m going to the grocery store, on the way there someone asks for money because they want money.
Online, they are usually begging their fans, or at least people who is showing some sort of interest. Like I’m watching a YouTube video, and the creator is asking for a donation, as a volunteer payment for their effort.
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Can you spare a dollar? I need a beer.
Exactly, it’s not related to me at all.
there’s a whole class of street beggars pretending to look needy
Yep, in some areas that can actually give a middle class income.
Imagine working hard on a low income job, but you make enough to “fit in”. You have a house, you have a car, your kids can join class trips.
Then there’s a beggar that’s making more than you, but doesn’t have any kids. They have a better house, a better car, and goes to Thailand for two weeks every year.
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Online doesn’t have the same element of confrontation
I have never seen a panhandler giving out the qr code for their gofundme. Thats what I would do.
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For real? I really need $20 rn. Anyone willing to CashApp me? Perhaps you, OP?
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Oh man, the firemen or whatever organization at lights really urks me. They kick out the pan handlers, but because they’re city employees they get a pass? No thanks.
Usually begging online comes along with some kind of content so it feels more justified.
