I am asking because I know people from both sides:
- People who discourage it: usually talk about how the beggars might spend their money on, how they might be lying, How donating to them will encourage them to keep begging and how they should be looking for a job instead (My commentary: finding a job is impossible for them this days, matter of fact there is literally hundreds, if not thousands of articles online talking about how hard and impossible it had become).
- People who encourage it: to be honest here, they usually talk only about religious reasons.
(Note: I know that the overview about both sides are highly unbalanced, but I preferred to keep it limited to my personal experiences rather than expanding it from myself, as I intentionally not looking for theories and objective logic, rather I am looking at people reasons and opinions as this is highly subjective matter.)
Anyone got any thoughts about this?
Playing games with language doesn’t solve poverty. It just makes you feel holier-than-thou.
So…
Not only do you view dehumanizing language as “no big deal” you’re actively choosing to spend your free time online to argue with people about how we shouldn’t put any effort into it.
Like…
Are you just ignorant on how language changes thinking? Or do you understand how serious this is and just deciding to side with the fascists on this (and probably other) topics?
https://news.umich.edu/word-choice-hidden-meanings-can-influence-our-judgment/
https://studyfinds.org/language-influences-reality/
Like. This should be “common sense” but there’s been studies on it for decades.
Do you really not understand how word choices effect a message?
You’re arguing about word choices and message. It’s about as useful as “thoughts and prayers”. Go lobby politicians for UBI, or volunteer for Habitat for Humanity or whatever your local equivalent is. Do something real. Have a nice day.
Because that effects how people think and treat others…
This isn’t just my opinion, this has been studied extensively, not just for word choice within one language but how different languages cause people to think differently.
I thought you just weren’t aware, but I provided a couple sources and you’re getting angry and still wanting to aide with the fascists on the right…
That kind of only leaves one reason for why you’re still denying science…
Because I’m a cat?! I knew it!🐈 Meow.