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Re:Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year, Then Came ... by Neliquat on Thursday March 30, 2017 @08:10PM (#14000139)
My parents are weathy and retired. One of the many "Keeping up with the jonses" money expenditures are symbolic philantropic excersizes with dubious impact. This just seems like another. I am not sure if that goes with or against either of your points but seems relevant nonetheless.
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Re:Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year, Then Came ... by wavefunction on Thursday March 30, 2017 @09:35PM (#14000564)
I am curious why you think it's a symbolic exercise with dubious impact? Did you read the article?

The results are obvious and the effort is a success, even if the ultimate outcome remains in question. The ultimate outcome always remains in question for us all.

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Re:Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year, Then Came ... by ThomPete on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:09AM (#14003913)
Hawthorne effect though
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