Re:Woman ‘dehumanised’ by viral TikTok filmed without her co...
by lurquer on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:43PM
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"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret.”
Matthew 6:3-4
Re:Woman ‘dehumanised’ by viral TikTok filmed without her co...
by yunwal on Thursday July 14, 2022 @07:19PM
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I feel like having an open culture around charitable giving is important. If more people felt like they were participating in something when giving to charity, they'd probably donate more (not saying that applies to this video, just in general). I think you can recognize when someone's not being genuine, but I don't mind people talking about their generosity.
That's the thing for me. If you are truly doing a "random act of kindness", then you are not planning it, you are not filming it, and you are not putting it online. You are also being respectful: some people would be put off or offended for accepting certain kinds of help, so you probably should ask for consent.
If you're filming it, and intend to post it somewhere, then you have some sort of ulterior motive to doing it. And I don't really find credible people who claim to be posting them in order to "spread awareness" or inspire other people to do these sorts of things.
I wonder how much advertising revenue this sort of thing generates for someone with this guy's viewership...