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scumbelievable.bsky.social • 44 days ago

That virtually everyone feels this way is a sure sign things are going great

Feeling tremendous guilt that I can’t contribute to every single Go Fund Me myself, as if I alone were meant to be the public safety net.

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manigarm.bsky.social•44 days ago

Yes! Ugh. But yes!

I'm supposed to be able to help! I want to! I'm supposed to be able to! Nevermind my own issues and financial strain, I have to help! Someone needs help, so I have to help! I can't though. Chemo bills and kitchen repairs and car problems...

And around and around I go.

wincey.bsky.social•43 days ago

Meanwhile, there are a number of individuals who could pay off all of the GFMs and pay to repair all the infrastructure and still be among the wealthiest people in the world, and certainly won’t lift a finger.

colbosch.bsky.social•44 days ago

I've been feeling crippling guilt over posting my own GFM.

Hell, I'm feeling crippling guilt over just saying that I'm feeling crippling guilt.

I'd like all of us to get off this fucking ride now, please.

themoonis.gay•43 days ago

Feeling guilty is normal but also it’s ok to ask for help in this awful situation. People understand what you’re going through. I’m very sorry.

moonxglitch.bsky.social•43 days ago

i'll take the glass half full on that one and be grateful to see so much collective empathy. that's energy. it will emerge somewhere.

davehill.bsky.social•43 days ago

It’s worse when you think about the percentage go fund me skims off the top.

amandarachelle.bsky.social•43 days ago

Only if the funders leave a “tip” to them. I always toggle that to $0 to ensure they get nothing from me.

michaelpg.bsky.social•43 days ago

Reminds me of this sketch from years ago that has never gotten LESS relevant. "I run a website that hosts popularity contests where if you lose, you die." https://youtu.be/tIsXEkR5OVs?si=0JnCrBb6IE9iZQPQ

eightman.bsky.social•43 days ago

If a moral, ethical person had access to millions or billions of dollars, they'd be throwing that money at the problem.
Instead, the world's wealthiest creature spends money on hiring people to play video games for him so he can lie about being good at them.

slpage63.bsky.social•43 days ago

Elon could

scumbelievable.bsky.social•43 days ago

alas, he is busy being an incredibly evil loser

jettdash.bsky.social•43 days ago

too bad $170 million is going for a party to celebrate a convicted felon.

bre7741.bsky.social•43 days ago

And for less than what we give in gofundme's we could have socialized healthcare and eliminate maybe 60% of them in one fell swoop.

gengarro.bsky.social•44 days ago

Even worse, I've noticed my own anger/annoyance spiking when I see yet another GFM in a thread, and have to constantly remind myself that's my own irrational attempt to deflect from my powerlessness and (equally irrational) guilt

scumbelievable.bsky.social•44 days ago

for a second i was like "there's another gretchen felker-martin?"

gengarro.bsky.social•44 days ago

Hah! That didn't even occur to me

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