Re: How my stance on panhandlers changed, if just for one day.
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Even self-serving charity (and I'm not saying that's necessarily what this was) is better than none at all.
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Foucault - I agree with that, and am not trying to detract from the net positive of OP's charity. It's alot more than your average person would / ever do.
However, OP seemed genuinely confused on this point:
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It has been two days since the incident, and I still can't figure out what made me go back and perform a rare act of direct charity on my part.
Maybe this is maturity on another level.
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And I was just giving my take based on what I believe motivates most people, and the, imo, overly-dramatic, self-aggrandizing tone of the OP.
-Al
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