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Ultraxxx t1_j89tue3 wrote

Reply to comment by DanielLikesPlants in Violin Player Outside Giant by bird-nerd

Sounds real to me, makes me happy.

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j89tyzc wrote

i assure you its not real. Its being played from the speaker. Hes just moving the string. and hes not in need. he is taking advantage of people like you who think they are helping someone out, this is his profession, and they make more than some jobs. Also notice scammers on the side of a busy road who force kids and babies to play as props (usually not their own kids) with made up stories to steal money

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Particular_Look1965 t1_j8cd4vo wrote

The description of the violin mime is way different from those people who misuse their kids to get money from people at stop lights.

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8d92py wrote

Theyre still scamming people. Even if the violinist doesn’t present themselves as someone in-need, they are tricking people into thinking they are providing a service: live music.

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setho212 t1_j8cfp73 wrote

How do you know how much he is making? Do you have some sort of insight?

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8d7xbx wrote

Theyre still scamming people. Even if the violinist doesn’t present themselves as someone in-need, they are tricking people into thinking they are providing a service: live music. Both are scams.

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Sure_Comparison6978 t1_j8ab6kc wrote

Whether it’s real or not, it’s still entertainment. Not exactly a scam. It would be a scam if he were saying he were raising money for a fake cause. That said, would I tip? No, but I also never tipped him when I assumed he was really playing the violin.

Also, can’t help but to notice “The Music Man” type twist in this story. Dude turned out not to be a real music professor, but he made everyone in the community happy so they decided not to tar and feather him. Or at least that’s how I remember it…been a while since I last watched it.

I’ll just leave everyone here with this…

“You got trouble, folks. Right here in River City. Trouble with a capital "T" And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!”

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8ae2ji wrote

its a scam. He is taking advantage of people who donate thinking he is a poor talented musician who needs money, thats why he is pretending to play the violin. I am telling you, he has no idea how to play the violin. what he is doing is no different than the supermarket playing music over the speaker, its not entertaining. Unless you’re entertained by a speaker playing music…

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Sure_Comparison6978 t1_j8atbx1 wrote

There are UFOs being shot out of the sky, I honestly could care less about a guy entertaining people by pretending to play a violin. Someone definitely ought to play a little violin just for you.

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8ban5d wrote

you can care about multiple things. Personally, i care that they are taking advantage of people wanting to support someone in need. They are lying and scamming. But i guess your cool with that because they have a speaker that plays stock violin music lol. They aren’t doing it to entertain people, are you daft.

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setho212 t1_j8cfuh7 wrote

How do you know he is not in need? Does the fact that he can or cannot play the violin have any correlation with his financial situation? The way I see it, someone would have to be pretty hard up to choose to rely on the generosity of strangers by standing outside a grocery store whether they can actually play an instrument or not.

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8d8ly3 wrote

people who do these grifts make money off of it. good money too, because generous strangers give money thinking exactly what you are thinking. Thats why they do it. it makes as much as a job.

Also, hes tricking people into thinking he is providing a free service; playing live music on a very difficult classical instrument. Which he is not. So if they tip for that, they were scammed.

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Ultraxxx t1_j8a79o8 wrote

I haven't seen him with kids or babies, did he steal from you? I just give him the money. I don't feel like I have to or threatened.

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DanielLikesPlants t1_j8adm2v wrote

grifters at stop signs and red lights often use kids. His grift is extremely common, but your right its not stealing, but its scamming, they are taking advantage of people who think they are supporting a talented underprivileged musician.

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