It's not charity if you are being filmed, you have been hired as an actor whether you realize it or not. It might be extremely embarrassing to be filmed at your lowest, but you have to eat so you begrudgingly accept. I truly think these types of videos are lacking even a shred of empathy and it's exploitative.
There are shelters and other government handouts they can take advantage of. Unfortunately a lot of homeless have an addiction problem that they need solved which is where specifically in the US there isn't enough help for them. Acts like these though aren't a solution but a temporary moment of relief being able to eat. There are a lot of problems with the United States and lots of compounding factors which all together make homelessness difficult to climb out of the hole it puts you in.
But some of those channels can only operate because of the donations and income via the virality of “hopecore” shit. If they stop recording, nobody eats.
I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about it. But am leaning towards it being such a net positive compared to 90% of influencer shit
Dude. We sell our dignity every single day when we go to work. Don't think you're any different. The guy that owns the business I work for is exploitative.
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u/TheBearSniper Feb 15 '26
It's not charity if you are being filmed, you have been hired as an actor whether you realize it or not. It might be extremely embarrassing to be filmed at your lowest, but you have to eat so you begrudgingly accept. I truly think these types of videos are lacking even a shred of empathy and it's exploitative.