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Should one give money directly to homeless people? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by mistahbenny@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

how is buying drugs reducing their suffering?

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Why do we do drugs at all if it isn't to reduce our suffering on this planet?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

I never have used any, so I don't know what the drugs would help with. I see it as just biding time and not reducing suffering long term. A person involved with homeless here in BC said drug use just prolongs the inevitable path to suicide. Oof.