On 01/14/2014 10:22 AM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote: > On 1/14/14, 11:06 AM, glen wrote: >> These smaller scale donations increase the interpersonal interactions >> within >> the neighborhood, effectively mixing the well off with the homeless. > And that helps how? To humiliate the people that need help?
They don't look humiliated to me. They look happy to talk to various neighbors around a table of food. It seems to help soften the narcissistically abstracted ideas of the well off. And it seems to make the less well off feel like they have a clique to which they belong. Plus, the kids love playing in the dirt with the adults. You sometimes see similar reactions at shelters. But in shelters, there's a very clear us vs. them vibe. Here, we all live within a 2 mile radius. The homeless people who sleep in the school yard right next to the garden are just as much our neighbors as the guy with the 2 story house, 4 spotless motorcycles, and an RV in the driveway. Maybe I'm wrong and all the ones who feel humiliated just don't participate. Who knows? -- ⇒⇐ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
