it all depends on my current frame of mind and the attitude of the day. i used to give a lot more often than i do now; these days, it really depends on how i'm feeling. i don't put them all into the "get a job you fucker" category nor do i put them all into the "poor disadvantaged soul" category. i treat them as individuals. over the years, i've gotten to know some homeless people pretty well. i used to give money regularly to one i knew, in particular, who was certifiably insane. we had interesting talks, and i believe at base he was a decent guy.
then there was the guy who's wife would drop him off, and he'd make up the same horseshit story about his carbeurator blowing out, and needing $15 bucks to get to danville. i called him out on it once, and he just smiled.
then i knew the girl from the upper middle class hippie family, who did the "homeless" circuit for a while just for kicks. she advocated everyone doing the same. she tried to fuck me in the front yard of her parents' house. i was about 27, she was about 19.
so really, it all depends.
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