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This is hilarious and I'd love to know how many new people sign up after this article (and how sticky customers are in the coming months). Also, I know it's si
by philk 16y ago
This is hilarious and I'd love to know how many new people sign up after this article (and how sticky customers are in the coming months).
Also, I know it's simply a rhetorical flourish but:
or, for $7.50 a month, you could give just a quarter to a homeless person every day and feel real good about yourself.
I wouldn't feel good doing this at all.
- Empedocles99 16y agoYou could say why... but instead, you left it to my imagination.
- philk 16y agoFair enough. Off the top of my head, a whole host of reasons: a) I'm unconvinced that my money will make a positive difference. b) I don't want to reward begging. c) I don't find interacting with the homeless enjoyable. d) If I give the quarter to the same homeless guy each day he'll come to expect it and become unhappy if I don't one day. e) Doing the same thing every day quickly makes it routine and destroys any enjoyment. I'm just surprised that people always use the "giving money to the homeless" thing as an example of doing good, when there's far better stuff around. (For example, you could save your $7.50 for twelve months[1] and mail off a $90 donation to the charity of your choice). [1] If you give less frequently you'll minimize the cost of processing your donations.