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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work by mirimir on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:22AM (#21268840)
In some Landmark course, many years ago, our homework included giving $1 to one random person every day, and recording what happened. As I recall, maybe 50% of people wouldn't take it, at least at first.

This was, of course, mainly an exercise in sharing Landmark.

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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work by technothrasher on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:11PM (#21271981)
In major cities, I've been burned so many times with people trying to grab my attention for some agenda or other, usually to sell me something or peddle some wierd conspiracy, or both. I'm afraid I'd be one of the people who wouldn't take your dollar.

Out in the country, I'd likely be more receptive.

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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work by partyboat1586 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:57PM (#21275572)
That's the problem with cities. Such high population density, so many people fighting for your attention. You have to ignore the people around you to some degree to get anything done. It's far too easy to just completely switch off after a while
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