Zhao says having data on how people who did get the money actually spent it is something she thinks will help counteract stereotypes, increase empathy and potentially get skeptics and the public on board with the idea of providing cash transfers.
Now that the study is complete, the plan is to replicate it and expand it to other cities in Canada and the U.S.
Who are you to say it means nothing - I find value in it, so I will share it. The point is to not judge someone at face-value because of the circumstances you are seeing them in. Everyone is going through something, so we should all try to help others when we can - just as we will need help with something eventually.
Im a person with a brain and some experience bud. Im completely aware of the point you/your boss were trying make. The point you are missing is this is common sense and goes without saying. Every homeless person has gone thru something that put them in that position, some more tragic then others. My problem with your story is you presented it as it was life changing story that will change the way you view homeless people. It isnt. You and your boss needed a sob story like that to feel compassion towards others? When i see homeless people i give them money and don’t even ask why. I just KNOW they’ve been thru some shit. Even people who arent homeless, who wants to sit in public and be seen begging, something’s going on there bud. Thoroughly disappointed, your story was not worth mentioning and i question you and your bosses integrity if you need a sob story to feel for others. What if the homeless guy said when he was little he was touched on his peepee by his uncle. Is that guy not worthy of compassion. Do i even really need to know what someone is going through to grant him a common courtesy of compassion and throw a dollar his way. Lol i dont know how else to explain how stupid your story is.
The point you are missing is that you are wrong. This is not common sense and does not go without saying. It should be, but isn’t.
This story was life changing for the other person, just because you’re an asshole doesn’t mean their story has no meaning to them or didn’t change their life and how they view the world.
You clearly haven’t met any one of the enormous amount of people in the US that need to hear this story and don’t find it as obvious as you do
Fuck off. You are not the arbiter of what is worth typing. And your comments are actually off-topic, unlike the person you are complaining about.