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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by dimino on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:05PM (#9707162)
You won't do much. You can find this man, give him your spare income, and help support him for the rest of your life. You could do this. Hell, you could be his personal butler for the rest of your life.

You won't, and personally I think that's completely okay, but your comment reads a little too much like slacktivism for my tastes. Pretending like we can't help even though, technically we can, is disingenuous.

It shouldn't be an awful thing to say you won't help someone in need.

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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by Lawtonfogle on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:23PM (#9707285)
Do we want to regulate the use of 'can't' to only apply in cases of physical impossibilities?
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Re:When I lost my hands making flatscreens I can't afford, n... by dimino on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:29PM (#9707318)
Semantics aside, I'd rather us recognize that we're all capable of doing more for people less fortunate than ourselves, but we don't.

And that's perfectly alright.

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